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An Apple mobile integration of BanjoRecomp with touch controls, saves and local ROM import. Build it on a Mac using your own US 1.0 ROM; the author documents iPhone and iPad playtesting.
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Before you start
- Platform
- iPhone / iPad · iOS 16+
- How to start
- Build required
- Game files
- Bring game files
File requirements
Own Banjo-Kazooie NTSC-U 1.0 ROM, an Apple Silicon Mac with Xcode and an Apple signing identity are required. The code license grants no rights to the original game, artwork or commercial data.
Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested. Project documentation 
What it recreates
Integrates BanjoRecomp into a native Apple mobile app while retaining upstream authorship.
What’s different
Adds customizable touch controls, Files-based ROM import, save transfer and in-place updates.
What you can use today
Build and sign your own app on an Apple Silicon Mac with Xcode or PadMint. Releases publish recipes, not apps. Author-tested on iPhone 14 and iPad Pro; physical-controller and lifecycle coverage remain incomplete. No App Store or TestFlight listing.
Sources & notesSources checked:
AI / REA provenance Partial AI-assisted development
The author explicitly documents AI-assisted development; this does not establish that the entire project or its upstream work was generated by AI.
Author AI-development disclosureThe author’s README documents setup, supported game data, limitations and actual project screenshots. These are author-reported checks. Installation and gameplay were not tested by RemakeList.
Source Project documentation Author setup and data requirements · Code license and third-party boundaries · Author-published project screenshot Sources checked: 2026-10-19 · Based on public documentation; full builds and playthroughs have not been tested.