N64Nintendo 64 · 2000 · Intelligent Systems · RPG

Paper Mario

2 projects bring Paper Mario to PC. Here's how they compare, and which one to start with.

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PaperBoat by HarbourMasters

Rated A (Complete), above Paper Mario ReCut at D. It has widescreen, high frame rates and mod support, and runs on Windows, Linux and macOS.

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PaperBoat

HarbourMasters

CompletePlayable start to finish in a stable release. Minor issues at most.

Stage

Released

Runs on

WindowsLinuxmacOS

Languages

English

Features

WidescreenHigh frame rateMod support

Latest release

1.0.3 Oct 11, 2026

Last activity

Active Oct 22, 2026

User score

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GitHub stars

517 +18 this week

Toolchain

Decompilation

About this project

PaperBoat: the Harbour Masters' port of Paper Mario, built on the Paper Mario DX decompilation and libultraship, for Windows, Linux and macOS with DirectX 11, OpenGL or Metal. A separate project from Paper Mario ReCut.

What you need

Your own Paper Mario ROM.

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Paper Mario ReCut

SMCGamesAI

ExperimentalEarly research, no public build, or not playable yet.

Stage

In development

Runs on

Windows

Languages

English

Features

Keyboard

Latest release

v0.1.2 Jun 1, 2026

Last activity

Active Oct 21, 2026

User score

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GitHub stars

304

Toolchain

N64Recomp

About this project

“ReCut”: a recompiled port of the papercraft RPG. It boots and supports live texture replacement; it’s AI-assisted, and widescreen is currently broken.

What you need

Your own Paper Mario ROM (N64, US version), validated by hash.

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