# Trouble Makers

> Trouble Makers is a native PC port of Mischief Makers made with N64Recomp, with high resolutions, interpolated frame rates and experimental widescreen.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mischiefmakers/ports/troublemakers/
Page updated: 2026-10-05

- Developer: ThiagoLira
- Port type: Recompilation (A tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.)
- Game: [Mischief Makers](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mischiefmakers/index.md)
- AI use: AI-assisted. An AI coding tool is credited as co-author on 64 of the repository's 126 commits.
- Source code: https://github.com/ThiagoLira/trouble-makers-pc-recomp
- Runs on: Windows, Linux

What you need: A ROM of Mischief Makers (USA) version 1.1, dumped from your own cartridge. The ROM is hash-checked and only this version is accepted.

Trouble Makers is a native port of Treasure's Mischief Makers for Windows, Linux and the Steam Deck. It is made with N64Recomp and drawn with RT64, so the game runs as native code rather than through an emulator.

It renders at high resolutions, can interpolate up to 240 frames per second while the game still runs at its own 60, and has an experimental widescreen mode that draws real scenery into the extra space. It has remappable controls, fast-forward and a launcher that remembers your settings.

It is in early development, and every release so far is marked as a pre-release. The download contains no game data. It needs Mischief Makers (USA) version 1.1, dumped from your own cartridge.

## How to set it up

1. Windows: extract `TroubleMakers-Windows-X64.zip` and run `troublemakers.exe`.
2. Linux: make `TroubleMakers-x86_64.AppImage` executable with `chmod +x` and run it. It needs a Vulkan-capable GPU and glibc 2.35 or newer.
3. Steam Deck: in Desktop Mode, make `TroubleMakers-SteamDeck-x86_64.AppImage` executable, right-click it and choose Add to Steam, then launch it from Gaming Mode.
4. Pick your ROM in the launcher. It is checked and remembered for next time.
5. Optional: put a `portable.txt` next to the program to keep saves and config beside it.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/mischiefmakers/ports/troublemakers/#download

- for Windows: 0.8.4 (2026-10-05)
- for Linux (AppImage): 0.8.4 (2026-10-05)
- for Steam Deck: 0.8.4 (2026-10-05)