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Fan project fully decompiles original 1999 Super Smash Bros. for N64

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A community decompilation effort has recreated 100% of the source code for the original Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 64, according to a listing on Decomp.dev. The completed project, hosted on GitHub with build instructions, means the 1999 platform fighter can now theoretically be ported natively to modern systems like Windows or Android rather than relying on emulation.

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Nintendo has kept the original Smash Bros. off its Switch N64 app and hasn't sold it digitally since the Wii U eShop closed in 2023, leaving fans few legal ways to play it. A full decompilation removes technical barriers to unofficial native ports, likely triggering the kind of legal gray-area projects Nintendo has fought against for other classic titles.

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Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-08-25

Published there as: “Super Smash Bros. is ready for its unofficial Android port”

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