Is there a PC port of

Yes. PaperBoat 1.0.3: Harbour Masters' native Paper Mario 64 port for Windows, Linux and macOS by HarbourMasters. It's playable now, and it runs natively on PC rather than through an emulator.

Is the Paper Mario PC port an emulator?

No. It's a native build of the game's code for PC (a decompilation, static recompilation or native port), so it runs like a PC game.

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Decompilation · Released · 1.0.3

PAPER MARIO SETS SAIL: HARBOUR MASTERS' PAPERBOAT PORT HITS 1.0.3

Q: Do I need my own copy of

Yes. Your own US Paper Mario N64 ROM dump (SHA1 3837f44c...). No copyrighted assets are included.

PaperBoat 1.0.3: Harbour Masters' native Paper Mario 64 port for Windows, Linux and macOS

PaperBoat is Harbour Masters' native port of Paper Mario (N64), built from the decompilation by developers Bass3l, JeodC, KiritoDv and Caladius for Windows, Linux and macOS. It first released in mid-September; version 1.0.3 followed on Oct 11. It includes no copyrighted assets, and you verify your own ROM dump with the paperboat.equipment checker. Harbour Masters also make Ship of Harkinian, and Paper Mario has a separate 3DS port, StarHaven, built from the same decomp.

N64 → PC / Mac / Linux · by HarbourMasters · 2026-10-11

You need: Your own US Paper Mario N64 ROM dump (SHA1 3837f44c...). No copyrighted assets are included.

How to play Paper Mario on PC

Verify your own ROM dump at paperboat.equipment.
Download PaperBoat from Releases and extract it.
Launch PaperBoat and select your ROM.

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