# PaperBoat

> PaperBoat is Harbour Masters' native PC port of Paper Mario, built from the game's decompilation, with widescreen, high frame rates and mod support.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/papermario/ports/paperboat/
Page updated: 2026-10-11

- Developer: Harbour Masters
- Port type: Decompilation (The game's code was rewritten by hand as source code that builds back into the same game, then made to run natively on PC.)
- Game: [Paper Mario](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/n64/games/papermario/index.md)
- AI use: Not stated
- Source code: https://github.com/HarbourMasters/PaperBoat
- Runs on: Windows, Linux, macOS

What you need: A ROM of Paper Mario, US version, dumped from your own cartridge.
SHA-1 of a correct dump:
- `3837f44cda784b466c9a2d99df70d77c322b97a0`

PaperBoat is a native PC port of Paper Mario from Harbour Masters, released in September 2026. It is built from the Paper Mario decompilation.

It adds widescreen, higher resolutions and frame rates, a settings menu, custom controls and support for mods.

The download contains no Nintendo data. It asks for a ROM of the US version of the game, dumped from your own copy.

## How to set it up

1. Extract the whole archive to a folder you can write to.
2. Windows: run `paperboat.exe`. macOS: run `paperboat.app`.
3. When prompted, select your ROM.
4. Linux: put your ROM in the same folder as `paperboat.appimage`, then run it (you may need to `chmod +x` it first).

## Latest builds

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

- for Windows: 1.0.3 (2026-10-11)
- for Linux: 1.0.3 (2026-10-11)
- for macOS: 1.0.3 (2026-10-11)