Mario Kart 64

This repo contains a work-in-progress decompilation of Mario Kart 64 (U). The project pursues historical and educational elements within the game found via taking it apart and putting it back together. Inspiration to do so not only emanates from the game's hardware and technology but also its immensely positive effects on the cultures and families of nearly every nationality. See progress for more information.

It builds the following ROM:

• mk64.us.z64 sha1: 579c48e211ae952530ffc8738709f078d5dd215e

This repository does not contain assets. Compiling requires asset extraction from a prior copy of the game.

Dependencies

The build system has the following package requirements:

binutils-mips >= 2.27
python3 >= 3.6
libaudiofile
qemu-irix

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt install build-essential pkg-config git binutils-mips-linux-gnu python3 zlib1g-dev libaudiofile-dev

Download latest package from qemu-irix Releases

sudo dpkg -i qemu-irix-2.11.0-2169-g32ab296eef_amd64.deb

(Optional) Clone https://github.com/n64decomp/qemu-irix and follow the install instructions in the README.

Building

Place a US version of Mario Kart 64 called baserom.us.z64 into the project folder for asset extraction.

Run the following commands after pulling:

• make -C tools
• make

Progress

The Mario Kart 64 code-base contains thirty-five C files, around twenty-seven files remain for decompilation. This does not account for other kinds of files such as data. The source is in a 'shiftable' state that may allow modding but glitches may exist. Keep in-mind the code-base will alter significantly overtime. Feedback that raises awareness of new shift issues are welcome as a comment on issue #6. Note that some segments must be moved manually to prevent them colliding into each other.

Some menu textures are compressed using a format called tkmk00. A byte-matching compressor/decompressor does not yet exist.

Project Structure

mk64
├── asm: Handwritten assembly code, rom header and boot
│   ├── non_matchings: asm for non-matching sections
│   └── audio: assembly code
├── bin: Kart textures, course vertex, and textures
├── build: Output directory
├── data: Data, text, audio banks, and instrument sets.
├── include: header files
├── courses: level scripts, geo layout, offsets and display lists
├── lib: SDK library code
├── music: sequences
├── src: C source code for the game
│   └── audio: sample tables
│   └── os: libultra
├── textures: texture data, bitmaps
│   ├── raw: raw textures
│   └── standalone: whole textures
└── tools: build tools

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Run clang-format on your code to ensure it meets the project's coding standards.

Official Discord: discord.gg/DuYH3Fh