Ava: Four players, one Super Mario 64, and now the Nintendo Switch as a platform. That's the idea behind sm64coopdx-switch.

Andrew: Is it a new game?

Ava: No. It's a port. It takes sm64coopdx, an existing cooperative version of Super Mario 64, and builds it as Switch homebrew. Antoine's fork tracks his Switch build work. It keeps online co-op and Lua mod support, inherited from the upstream project.

Andrew: What's it written in?

Ava: C. It builds on the sm64coopdx decomp and coop code base, and the output is a dot nro file you can run on homebrew-enabled hardware.

Andrew: Hang on, is the game included?

Ava: No, and the page is clear about it. You must provide your own legally obtained Super Mario 64 ROM. The repository only has port source and build scripts, with no game assets distributed.

Andrew: Does this fork have its own following?

Ava: It has its own stars, and the page notes they're separate from the upstream project, which has around thirteen hundred.

Andrew: Where do I start?

Ava: The repository README covers toolchain setup, ROM placement and the build output. There's also a blog post on handheld streaming and homebrew. Both are linked from the project page.