Case study

KartPad: platform integration for a Mario Kart Wii recompilation

Builds Apple and Android integration around WiiCompiled’s ahead-of-time translation of Mario Kart Wii, with native graphics, input and optional Retro Rewind support. Its status and rights documents distinguish platform acceptance, unresolved device defects and game-content requirements.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-17

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires user-supplied supported PAL RMCP01 revision 0 game data. Retro Rewind 6.13.3 needs matching separately obtained content and a compatible compiled profile in the reviewed 0.8.3 build.
Prerequisites: Android targets ARM64/Vulkan on Android 9+; iPhone/iPad require iOS/iPadOS 16+. The README documents a PadMint/source route for Apple Silicon macOS 14+, while the pinned status table still labels Mac experimental. tvOS 17+ is also an experimental preview.
Limits: Physical-device and emulator checks cover specific builds and devices. Missing graphics, freezes, controller and performance problems remain on some hardware.
Attribution: Substantial AI assistance is disclosed without an audited generated-code percentage.
License: KartPad-owned work is GPL-3.0-only, with upstream component terms retained. RIGHTS_AND_LICENSES separates software obligations from game-derived logic and assets; GPL does not relicense Mario Kart Wii.

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README.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/kartpad · Revision 7e99c67
RIGHTS_AND_LICENSES.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/kartpad · Revision 7e99c67
docs/STATUS.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/kartpad · Revision 7e99c67
docs/KNOWN-ISSUES.md GitHub · chrissotraidis/kartpad · Revision 7e99c67
LICENSE GitHub · chrissotraidis/kartpad · Revision 7e99c67

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