New Super Mario Bros. U PC Port: nsmbu-recomp
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nsmbu-recomp
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- Wii U · Nintendo, 2012
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- Beta
- Latest release
- 0.5.0 ↗
- Last update
- Oct 2026
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
About New Super Mario Bros. U
New Super Mario Bros. U is a side-scrolling 2.5D platform game, and the fourth and latest installment in the New Super Mario Bros. series. As the sequel to New Super Mario Bros. Wii, the game is a follow-up game of New Super Mario Bros. 2. It uses new, more detailed background styles and models and introduces the Flying Squirrel power-up, acquired by Mario and his friends from an item called the Super Acorn, as well as utilizing the Wii U GamePad in Boost Mode. In addition to the core campaign, there are also challenge modes.
- Released
- 18 Nov 2012
- Genre
- Platform, Adventure
- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo
About the original game, from IGDB ↗.
New Super Mario Bros. U PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own New Super Mario Bros. U?
- Yes. nsmbu-recomp needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the New Super Mario Bros. U PC port finished?
- It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Oct 2026, and the latest release is 0.5.0.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows, macOS and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. nsmbu-recomp translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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