Super Mario Galaxy for PC is moving closer to reality.

It’s widely accepted that 2007’s Super Mario Galaxy ranks among the finest entries in the Super Mario franchise. However, the game has the typical Nintendo drawback of being locked to its own ecosystem. For a time, this meant players had to cling to their Wii consoles, but now the game has finally made its way to the Nintendo Switch, easing access for many. Unfortunately, that still leaves some players out in the cold. Fortunately, a passionate group of fans is stepping up to change that.

The Luma’s Workshop modding community recently released a YouTube video showcasing their progress on decompiling Super Mario Galaxy. Shortly after, they announced in a comment that they have successfully completed the decompilation and are gearing up for a release soon. This ambitious project is dubbed AstroCore, and fans eager for updates are encouraged to join the Luma’s Workshop Discord.

Additionally, Luma’s Workshop revealed that their decompilation team plans to tackle Super Mario Galaxy 2 next, following some necessary cleanup. “We ask for your utmost patience,” the team stated, “as we are putting a lot of care into this project to ensure it’s done right.”

For those familiar with emulation, this process is a bit different. Emulation typically involves modern hardware mimicking the original system to play retro games. Decompilation, on the other hand, takes a game’s code and reverse-engineers it to create an exact replica. Once this is accomplished, a superior port can be developed for other platforms, particularly PC.

This means that decompiled games can run natively on systems beyond their original consoles. Modders can then introduce modern features and quality-of-life improvements. Decompilation has gained traction recently, especially with Nintendo titles, with recent projects including PC ports of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

So long, Nintendo!