# PaperBoat: a native Paper Mario port built on the decompilation > Compiles Paper Mario decompilation sources, credited to the pmret and Paper Mario DX projects, into a native US-version application on libultraship. Torch converts the user’s own ROM into a local asset archive, and the port adds rendering backends, enhancements and archive-based mods. Desktop releases are published, while Android, iOS and web builds are documented on the development branch. - Type: Case study - Targets: Game - Category: Independent reconstruction cases - Relationship: Independent reconstruction project - Sources reviewed: 2026-10-18 - Added to the catalog: 2026-10-18 - Original resource: - Primary source: - Catalog page: - Record JSON: - Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/paperboat-paper-mario-port-case/index.md) ## Requirements & limits - **Prerequisites:** Requires the user’s US Paper Mario ROM with the SHA-1 listed in the README; config.yml carries recipes for that hash only, and the README states no copyrighted assets are included. Torch generates the pm64.o2r game archive on the user’s machine or device; that archive never ships with the app. - **Prerequisites:** Source builds need the Torch and libultraship submodules, CMake 3.24+, Ninja and C99/C++20 compilers. Windows uses Visual Studio 2022 with clang-cl, because plain MSVC cl.exe is unsupported for the C99 decompilation sources. Renderers are DirectX 11, OpenGL and Metal. Android arm64-v8a, iOS 16.3+ and Emscripten builds are documented, with scripting and native mods disabled there. - **Scope:** The reviewed develop snapshot follows release 1.0.3 (2026-10-11), whose packages cover Windows, Linux and macOS. CMake compiles the decompilation’s game C sources for VERSION_US with port code replacing the N64 boot and most OS layers. This is a native port that deliberately adds enhancements and fixes, not a matching ROM build or a static recompilation. - **Testing evidence:** The CI workflow builds Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and web artifacts and checks package contents; the platform guide states CI never touches a ROM, and its named desktop check script is absent from the reviewed tree. Nightly builds are labeled playtest-only with expected bugs and crashes. No gameplay-equivalence or performance results are reported. - **License:** The repository carries CC0-1.0 text, but GitHub detects no license for the credited pmret and Paper Mario DX repositories, and submodules have separate terms; the CC0 file is not treated as a grant over inherited code or game content. The README says AI-assisted pull requests are accepted under a HarbourMasters policy. ## Primary sources 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ## More in Games - [Pokémon Platinum PC Port: a native port built on the pret decompilation](https://awesomerea.org/resources/pokemon-platinum-pc-port-case/index.md) · Case study - [Salamander UEFI: a disassembly-based UEFI port of the NES game](https://awesomerea.org/resources/salamander-uefi-case/index.md) · Case study - [Ship of Harkinian: a native Ocarina of Time port built on the decompilation](https://awesomerea.org/resources/ship-of-harkinian-oot-port-case/index.md) · Case study - [sm64ex: an enhanced Super Mario 64 PC port from the decompilation](https://awesomerea.org/resources/sm64ex-pc-port-case/index.md) · Case study - [SpaghettiKart: a native Mario Kart 64 port built on decompiled source](https://awesomerea.org/resources/spaghettikart-mk64-port-case/index.md) · Case study - [Starship: a Star Fox 64 PC port built from the decompilation](https://awesomerea.org/resources/starship-sf64-pc-port-case/index.md) · Case study ## About this entry The description was reviewed against primary sources. Original editorial content: MIT. Linked projects, papers and assets retain their own rights and licenses.