Do I need the original game files to run Paper Mario?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. Decompilation project that builds ROMs from existing game copies with specific SHA1 hashes.

Paper Mario

DecompilationActivePlayableN64

Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported.

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Image of the original game, Paper Mario. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

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About

Paper Mario is a 2000 Nintendo 64 role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, the first game in the Paper Mario series. A work-in-progress decompilation of Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64. It builds matching ROMs for the US, Japanese, PAL and iQue versions, with per-region progress tracked on the project's website.

Getting started

This is a development project rather than a ready-to-play game: building requires an existing copy of the game, and a setup guide is included in the repo.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (N64 version). Decompilation project that builds ROMs from existing game copies with specific SHA1 hashes.

FAQ

What is Paper Mario?: Paper Mario is an open-source decompilation of Paper Mario. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported. The original game ran on N64.
Do I need the original game files to run Paper Mario?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. Decompilation project that builds ROMs from existing game copies with specific SHA1 hashes.