As we saw in a previous article , it is possible to install Linux-ported games on our beloved R36S (purchase link) . This time, we’ll use the decompilation of the game StarFox/LylatWars , which allows us to enjoy the title at 60FPS.

As usual, we can read the installation instructions on the PortMaster website.

We open PortMaster and install the port:

Options -> Tools: PortMaster  
Starship  

Although this is a port, the game’s ROM is required to extract its content. According to the PortMaster documentation , several ROMs are listed as compatible:

US 1.0  
US 1.1  
JP 1.0 (JP Voices only)  
EU 1.0 (Lylat Voices only)  
CN 1.1  

However, in practice, only two are actually supported :

The supported ROMs are US 1.0 and US 1.1 Rev A versions.  
The SHA-1 hash for a US 1.0 ROM is D8B1088520F7C5F81433292A9258C1184AFA1457.  
The SHA-1 hash for a US 1.1 ROM is 09F0D105F476B00EFA5303A3EBC42E60A7753B7A.  

You can easily find them with a quick Google search: star-fox-64-v11

In my case, I checked the SHA1 and it matched:

sha1sum *.z64

09f0d105f476b00efa5303a3ebc42e60a7753b7a  Star Fox 64 (U) (V1.1) [!].z64

If your ROM is in n64 format, you’ll need to convert it to z64. This site makes the process easier.

Copy the game ROM to the path ports/starship/

Launch the game. The first time, it will need to extract content from the ROM. The video has been sped up for brevity:

Ports -> Starship