# pmret/papermario

Decompilation of Paper Mario (Nintendo 64)

Repository: https://github.com/pmret/papermario
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/papermario
Homepage: https://papermar.io
Language: C
License Family: other
Topics: paper-mario, decompilation, n64, reverse-engineering, nintendo
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:02:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2212, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1601, forks 166 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:09.570109+00:00)

## What it is
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64, written in C. It rebuilds byte-identical ROMs for the US, JP, PAL, and iQue releases, with US, PAL, and iQue already at 100%.

## Use cases
- decompile paper mario n64 rom
- rebuild paper mario from source
- study n64 game internals
- make mods for paper mario
- contribute to a game decompilation project
- verify a matching paper mario rom hash

## When to choose
- you want to understand or modify Paper Mario's code
- you need a byte-perfect rebuild of the original ROM
- you want to contribute to N64 reverse-engineering efforts

## When to avoid
- you want a playable game without owning the original ROM
- you need a general-purpose N64 emulator or SDK
- you're looking for other Mario games' decompilations

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: reverse-engineering, compiler, build-tool
- domain: reverse-engineering, gaming-tools
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: decompilation, n64, paper-mario, rom-matching, retro-gaming, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- pmret/papermario (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.570109+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:52:49.030787+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pmret/papermario (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:09.570109+00:00, sha d44a9a4acfc7)
  - homepage: https://papermar.io (fetched 2026-08-29T11:24:21.062623+00:00, sha 2dbe1528eea7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.