PaperPad

PaperPad v0.1.0-preview.2:

Preview 2 is a targeted controller sleep, disconnect, and reconnect reliability update.

Download:

SHA-256: ea908c33fce6ba883acadff3ccc3025a1a7ef0284947c09cf98f3602af84d029.

The IPA is ROM-free and unsigned. Sign it with your own Apple credentials before installation, then import your own legally obtained, unmodified Paper Mario (US) 1.0 ROM through PaperPad's file picker. See IPA installation. Updating an existing signed copy should use the same bundle ID and an in-place install; uninstalling can remove its private ROM, saves, and settings.

Controller reliability:

• PaperPad's existing SDL2 controller backend now reconciles current devices, attached handles, instance IDs, and player slots instead of relying on removal events alone.

• Reconciliation runs after controller events, during active use, and on foreground resume without restarting the controller subsystem.

Verification boundary:

• Complete macOS and iOS builds, repository audits, package audits, and two deterministic IPA package runs passed.

• Physical Bluetooth reconnect, wired reconnect, natural controller sleep/wake, full mapping, and two-physical-controller behavior were not exercised and remain acceptance work.

This is an unsigned public preview, not an App Store or TestFlight release. No game data or saves are included. The release tag is the corresponding source snapshot. PaperPad is unofficial and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo or any upstream project.

PaperPad:

PaperPad combines the pmret Paper Mario decompilation with the statically recompiled runtime and renderer from Paper-Mario-ReCut, pinned through PaperPad’s maintained source branch. It adds a native Apple application shell, Metal presentation, keyboard and controller input, customizable touch controls, native settings, and private first-run ROM import.

PaperPad is a game-specific static recompile, not a general Nintendo 64 emulator. It currently supports only an unmodified Paper Mario (US) 1.0 ROM supplied by the user.

This repository contains integration source, pinned maintained dependencies, scripts, and documentation. It does not contain Paper Mario, a ROM, extracted Nintendo assets, generated playable game code, saves, or a playable ROM-derived archive. Read the rights and licensing boundary before redistributing source or a build.