YoshiNESRecomp

PC port of Yoshi

RecompilationPort Type
mstanDeveloper
30 Sep 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: Yoshi
AI Use: AI-assistedAn AI coding tool is credited as co-author on 30 of the repository's 46 commits. Source
Source Code: GitHub
Page Updated: 30 September 2026

Platform Support

Windows
macOS

Screenshots

What you need: A ROM of Yoshi (USA), dumped from your own cartridge.

Overview

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YoshiNESRecomp is a native Windows and macOS port of Yoshi, made by static recompilation with mstan’s nesrecomp, which translates the game’s 6502 code into C.

Both single-player modes, two-player versus and the attract demo work, with both controllers supported. As the game has no battery save, save states are the way to keep a session. The author says AI tools were used heavily in making it.

The author believes it is fully playable. The download contains no game data. It needs Yoshi (USA), dumped from your own cartridge.

How to Set It Up

Download the Windows zip or the macOS (Apple silicon) zip and extract it.
Run YoshiRecomp.exe (or the macOS app) and pick your ROM when asked. The path is remembered.
Remap keys in keybinds.ini, which is created next to the program on first run. F6 and F7 save and load states.

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Windows v1.1.0 · 7 Apr 2026 Download macOS (Apple silicon) v1.1.0 · 7 Apr 2026 Download