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iPod Click Wheel Recomps

iPod Classic iPod Click Wheel Recomps running on PC through recompiled. Free and complete.

How this port works

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

An assortment of iPod Classic games that have been recompiled to run on modern systems

How to install

  1. 01There are six games here, each in its own folder, and each one needs its own decrypted game files, taken from your own copy. Nothing of the games ships in the repository.
  2. 02Each game has its numbered folder on the iPod, and that is the folder you point at: 88888 for Mini Golf, 99999 for Cubis 2, 33333 for Hold-Em, 1B200 for Lost, 1500C for Sims Bowling and 12345 for Vortex.
  3. 03On macOS, Linux and Windows the first launch asks for the game folder. The program then checks every file against the sizes and checksums it shipped with, and keeps it beside your saves from then on.
  4. 04On the Switch and on Android there is no file browser to ask you, so the game folder has to be in place before the first launch. Each build tells you on screen where that is.
  5. 05Mini Golf is the furthest along: it is the only one with no machine-translated code left in it and the only one that runs on a Switch or on Android.
  6. 06On Linux and the Switch there is no settings window, because that one is native to each system; and background music does not play on those two, because the .m4a tracks need a decoder that macOS, Windows and Android each have and those do not.
  7. 07The games expected a click wheel. The recomps map that to what your machine does have — arrow keys, a gamepad stick or a d-pad — and on macOS and Windows the keys can be rebound.
  8. 08Each game folder has its own README, with how to build it, what is still recompiled rather than rewritten, and how to run it.

These projects ship no game data. Supply your own copy.

Frequently asked

Do I need the original game to play iPod Click Wheel Recomps on PC?

No. iPod Click Wheel Recomps is free and complete: download the release and run it, with no ROM, dump or commercial game copy.

What does "recompiled" mean?

This is a static recompilation: tooling mechanically translates the original console binary into PC code rather than rewriting the game by hand. The result runs natively, typically with an uncapped framerate and widescreen.

Will iPod Click Wheel Recomps run on a low-end PC?

Native ports and recompilations skip CPU emulation entirely, so they are usually far lighter than an emulator for the same console. With no published measurement for this project, though, any estimate would be guesswork — test it on your own machine.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (v1.0.1) ships builds for Windows, Linux, macOS. The game originally shipped on iPod Classic.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by DogParty, and contains nothing from the commercial game. Responsibility for the game copy you use is yours — which is why the developers require you to supply your own.