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Super Mario 64 on PC

Nintendo 64 Super Mario 64 running on PC through native. Supply your own copy of the game.

Screenshots

Screenshot of Super Mario 64 running on PC
Screenshots published by the project itself at HarbourMasters/Ghostship

About the game

The game that defined how a camera and a character move in three dimensions. Mario enters paintings in Peach's castle to recover the Power Stars.

Developer
Nintendo EAD
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Plataforma
Original game
23 Jun 1996

How this port works

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

A PC port of Super Mario 64 with DirectX 11, OpenGL and Vulkan backends, fullscreen and controller support.

How to install

  1. 01Supply your own copy of Super Mario 64. The project distributes no game files.
  2. 02Download the latest release from the project's GitHub page.
  3. 03Pick the build for your system: Windows, Linux, macOS.
  4. 04Extract it into an empty folder outside Program Files.
  5. 05Point the program at your own game files when prompted.
  6. 06Set resolution, frame cap and input before playing.

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

Frequently asked

Do I need the original game to play Super Mario 64 on PC?

Yes. The project distributes no game data — you supply your own copy or dump. Every project in this scene works this way, and it is what lets them stay publicly hosted on GitHub.

What does "native" mean?

This is a native port: the game was rebuilt to run as a real PC program with no emulator in the loop. That usually means better performance, arbitrary resolution and mod support — and it is why these run well on modest hardware.

Will Super Mario 64 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.

When was Super Mario 64 released?

The original game shipped in 1996, developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo. This PC port is from 2026.

Which systems does it support?

The current release (3.0.0) ships builds for Windows, Linux, macOS. The game originally shipped on Nintendo 64.

Is it legal to use?

The project is public and open source, maintained by HarbourMasters, 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.

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