A couple of weeks ago, Nintendo announced the then imminent release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars for the Switch, a limited-edition game bundle that would include Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Galaxy.
For some fans, having Super Mario 64 on Nintendo’s latest console is not enough, however. The beloved 1996 platform game should rightly be on all consoles and, if savvy gamers have anything to say about it, that might eventually happen. A gamer who goes by the name of mrneo240 recently put together a version of Mario 64 that can be played on the Sega Dreamcast.
Built in less than a week, the version is a direct port of the game and does not run on an emulator. It is still a work in progress and does not yet include any sound. But considering the fact that a video shows YouTube content creator Fred Wood completing a speedrun of Mario 64 in less than an hour, it seems to run pretty well.
There were some graphical issues, however, such as the camera clipping through objects, textures popping onto the screen, and some character faces rendering oddly. The game also crashed at the end of the video, after the run had been completed.
Wood confirmed that he had compiled the Dreamcast version of Mario 64 himself, with a lot of help from mrneo240. The YouTuber went on to explain that documentation will eventually be released to guide other gamers on how to build the Dreamcast port themselves. It’s possible to do by ripping the game’s source code from a legitimate digital or physical copy of Mario 64 from either a Wii, Wii U, or Nintendo 64. Wood emphasized that would-be porters should use copies that they own themselves.
Wood has also used the source code to create playable versions of Mario 64 for the Nintendo 2DS, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Vita, and is considering an attempt at a PSP port as well. The Vita version, according to Wood, is the second best way to play the game, with the best being the Android port, which was first accomplished by another gamer called VDavid003.
For those who prefer to play their games without compiling them first, Super Mario 3D All-Stars has received generally positive reviews thus far and released for the Switch on September 18. The games featured in the collection are solely ports and not remasters. So while there are some graphical and control updates, the games are essentially the original versions and might seem dated to some players. But the desire to revisit these games is often fueled by nostalgia, and seeing them in their original glory might be part of the charm.
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