Mario Kart Super Circuit Recomp

PC port of Mario Kart: Super Circuit

RecompilationPort Type
mstanDeveloper
1 Nov 2026Page Updated

Details

Developer: mstan
Port Type: RecompilationA tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.
Game: Mario Kart: Super Circuit
AI Use: AI-assistedAn AI coding tool is credited as co-author on 9 of the repository's 105 commits. Source
Source Code: GitHub
Page Updated: 1 November 2026

Platform Support

Windows
Linux

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What you need: A ROM of Mario Kart: Super Circuit and a Game Boy Advance BIOS dump, both from your own cartridge and console.

Overview

60 FPSWidescreenLink Netplay

Mario Kart Super Circuit Recomp is a native Windows and Linux port of Mario Kart: Super Circuit for the Game Boy Advance, made by mstan by statically recompiling the game’s ARM and Thumb code into C, with the GBA video and sound hardware emulated around it.

It adds optional 60 fps, adaptive widescreen and link-cable netplay. It is an early release.

The author says AI tools were used heavily in making it.

The download contains no game data. It needs Mario Kart: Super Circuit, dumped from your own cartridge, and a BIOS dump from your own Game Boy Advance.

How to Set It Up

Download the Windows zip or the Linux AppImage and extract or unpack it.
Run the program and point it at your Mario Kart: Super Circuit ROM and your GBA BIOS file.
Change widescreen and the other options in the settings.

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What's new in v0.1.13v0.1.13 - Controller menu update

Mario Kart: Super Circuit v0.1.13 updates to gbarecomp 0.4.1 with controller-menu improvements and complete bundled overlay compiler headers.

Open or close the menu with L3/R3, or open it with Select+Start. Navigate with the left stick, including held-direction repeat.
Text editing suppresses held navigation while preserving L3 menu closing.
Bundled Windows overlay compiler headers resolve without a source checkout.

The previously approved optimization profile, all-course widescreen fixes, optional higher internal resolution through 64x and portable fallback are retained. Existing gameplay approval is reused; this release adds no new performance claim or course/HD stress audit.

Built from title 83f3b71e93512ae6a3c080ca311bae424d76d2da, engine c1a5fda36fb41c2fcba6c901692006ac69d50555 and recomp-ui 0546fbcb0126bb14bf88d2128b4fe8a4229570a3. See BUILDINFO and SHA256SUMS for exact package identities and check scope.

Supply your own Mario Kart: Super Circuit (USA) ROM and retail GBA BIOS. Neither is included.

Windows v0.1.13 · 1 Nov 2026 Download

SHA-256 11d817ad5297a299a25b6504d271080dc8d2303b822fa8f99c0799ec248c4a14

Linux (AppImage) v0.1.13 · 1 Nov 2026 Download

SHA-256 dd63ada8eb35eeeadf5c344336de6b44bf9163e0145adb5df36d04a7a9edfcf9

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