Under the hood
The 10 projects behind Mario Kart Wii: what each is, its license, how much of its code matches the original, its last commit and the systems it ships for. Then how they connect, and who made them.
Projects
On a narrow screen, the table scrolls sideways.
| Project | Status | License | Code matched | Last commit | Stars | Systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What brings it back (10) | ||||||
| WiicompiledSource port | not known | GPL-3.0 | not known | Oct 21, 2026 | 1.2K | Windows and Linux |
| kartpadSource port | not known | GPL-3.0 | not known | Oct 21, 2026 | 691 | Android and iOS |
| mkwDecompilation | not known | CC0-1.0 | not known | Sep 16, 2025 | 475 | not known |
| MKW-3DSSource port | not known | not known | not known | Oct 19, 2026 | 228 | Windows and macOS |
| driftdroidRecompilation | not known | GPL-3.0 | not known | Oct 9, 2026 | 102 | Android |
| mkwDecompilation | not known | CC0-1.0 | 5.8% | Oct 16, 2026 | 57 | not known |
| mkwii-ps5Recompilation | not known | GPL-3.0 | not known | Sep 24, 2026 | 57 | not known |
| mkw-structuresDecompilation | not known | not known | not known | Aug 13, 2024 | 47 | not known |
| DisMKWDisassembly | not known | not known | not known | Nov 26, 2018 | 20 | not known |
| mkwDecompilation | not known | CC0-1.0 | not known | Oct 4, 2026 | 11 | not known |
Code matched is decomp.dev's latest measure, linked to its page. Stars and the last commit are the repository's.
How they connect
Forks, and what each project is built on or needs. Projects in grey are not Mario Kart Wii's.
- Wiicompiled
Forked into
People
- patchzyy · Author of Wiicompiled
- chrissotraidis · Author of kartpad
- snailspeed3 · Author of mkw
- MiniBandit · Author of MKW-3DS
- dorPXP · Author of driftdroid
- doldecomp · Author of mkw
- Phi1ow · Author of mkwii-ps5
- SeekyCt · Author of mkw-structures
- aplumafreak500 · Author of DisMKW
- vabold · Author of mkw
From recomp.gg's How to play, read Oct 13, 2026, recomp.gg shelf, read Oct 11, 2026, SubmitGame's list, read Oct 21, 2026, GitHub releases, read Oct 20, 2026, GitHub's forks, read Oct 16, 2026, the GitHub API, read Oct 21, 2026 and decomp.dev, read Oct 11, 2026. Each project's page names where its own facts come from.