THPS3 64: Recompiled

A native PC port of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 for the Nintendo 64, for macOS and Windows. Built with N64Recomp, N64ModernRuntime and RT64.

Download the latest release (v0.3.0)

See also: THPS1 64: Recompiled (v0.3) and THPS2 64: Recompiled (v0.3).

This repository doesn't contain the game. You need your own dump of the N64 cartridge. The app builds the game from it on the first start.

Supported dumps

Release	SHA-1 (.z64)
USA	7b9438120c67214afaea09f4b106c54ef8f366c5

.z64, .n64 and .v64 all work; the file name doesn't matter.

Features

• Widescreen: 16:9, 21:9 or fit to window. The HUD moves to the screen edges.
• High frame rate: the game's 30 fps interpolated to 60 fps.
• Draw distance: see much more of each course (Original, 2x, 4x or Full).
• Picture Border: Fill removes the thin black frame the N64 left around the picture.
• Two-player split screen fills the picture in widescreen.
• Modern rendering: RT64 on Metal (macOS) or Direct3D 12 (Windows), any resolution, MSAA.
• Recomp settings: press Esc (or Back on a controller) for graphics, controls, sound and cheats. The game's own options are still in its menus.
• Modern controls: any SDL controller, hot-plugging, two players. Xbox-style layout (ollie, flip, grab and grind on the face buttons instead of the N64's C buttons) or the original N64 layout. Rebind any button or key in the settings menu, and pick which controller is player 1 or 2 there.
• Saves: Controller Pak saves in a standard .mpk file: careers, created skaters and parks.
• Cheats: Unlock All Levels, Perfect Balance, Slow Motion, Skip to Restart, Always Special. Off by default.

Original or Enhanced

The Preset row at the top of the Graphics tab sets six settings at once. New installs start with Enhanced. If you change a row yourself, the preset shows Custom.

Setting	Original	Enhanced (default)
Aspect Ratio	4:3	16:9
HUD Placement	4:3 middle	Screen edges
Frame Rate	30 fps	60 fps
Draw Distance	As on the N64	Full (the whole course)
Picture Border	Thin black frame	Fill
Two-Player Split Screen	4:3 middle	Fills the picture

System requirements

• macOS: 13 or later, Apple Silicon or Intel. The first start needs Apple's Command Line Tools (the app offers to install them).
• Windows: 10 or 11, x64, a Direct3D 12 GPU. Everything needed is in the zip.
• Linux: no download yet. The code builds on Linux in CI, but nobody has run the game on a Linux desktop. If you build it from source (BUILDING.md), tell us how it went in Discussions.

Install

macOS

1. Download THPS3-64Recomp-v0.3.0-macOS-universal.zip and unzip it.
2. Move THPS3 64 Recompiled.app to Applications.
3. Open it. macOS blocks the first open because the app isn't notarized:
   • macOS 15+: System Settings > Privacy & Security > Open Anyway.
   • macOS 13-14: right-click the app > Open > Open.

Windows

1. Download THPS3-64Recomp-v0.3.0-Windows-x64.zip and extract it to a folder you can write to (not Program Files).
2. Run THPS3-64Recomp. If SmartScreen appears: More info > Run anyway.

First start: choose your ROM dump (or drop it on the window). The app checks it and builds the game, which takes a few seconds. Later starts skip this.

Saves and settings live in ~/Library/Application Support/THPS3-64Recomp/ (macOS) or %LOCALAPPDATA%\THPS3-64Recomp\ (Windows). Put an empty portable.txt next to the app to keep them beside it.

Updating: replace the app. Saves and settings carry over.

Controls

Action	Controller (Xbox names)	Keyboard
Ollie	A (bottom)	Space
Flip / grab	X (left) / B (right)	J / L
Grind	Y (top)	I
Spin, revert	LB / RB (shoulder buttons)	Q / E
Manual	up, then down	arrow keys
Pause	Start (Menu)	Return
Recomp settings	Back (View)	Esc

All bindings and the N64 layout: docs/MANUAL.md.

Known issues

• A short freeze when a level loads.
• Two rare crashes were each seen once in about 60 launches during development. Please send crash.log if you see one. Full list: docs/KNOWN-ISSUES.md.

Bugs and feedback

• Bugs: use the bug report form. Attach crash.log if the app crashed.
• Questions and play-testing notes: Discussions.
• What to try: docs/TESTING.md. Unlock All Levels in the Cheats tab gets you to every level quickly.
• Never attach your ROM or files built from it.

Building from source

See BUILDING.md. You need your own dump to build a playable game, too. To send a change, see CONTRIBUTING.md.

AI use

AI was used as a tool to assist development of the code, the docs and the testing, with human direction, play-testing and debugging throughout. AI-assisted contributions are welcome if they follow CONTRIBUTING.md. Please report problems here, not to N64Recomp, N64ModernRuntime or RT64. How each release is tested: docs/VERIFICATION.md.

Thanks and credits

This project builds on open-source tools and libraries made by other people, and we learned a lot from them. None of their authors took part in this project or endorse it.

• Recompilation and rendering: N64Recomp and N64ModernRuntime (Wiseguy and contributors), RT64 (Darío and contributors).
• RT64 setup and settings menu: parts adapted from Zelda64Recomp.
• Decompilation tools: splat, spimdisasm and rabbitizer (split and disassemble the game's code), n64sym (finds the N64 library functions), rnc_propack_source (the game's compression format).
• Libraries in the app: SDL (window, input, audio), RmlUi, FreeType and lunasvg (the settings menu).

What came from where, and every licence: NOTICE.md and docs/THIRD_PARTY.md. The code shared by all three games lives in THPS64Host.

License and legal

• License: GPL-3.0-only (LICENSE). It gives no rights in the game.
• No game content: this repository and its releases hold no ROMs, game code or assets. Don't share your dump or the files built from it.
• Unofficial: not affiliated with Activision, Neversoft, Edge of Reality, Tony Hawk, Nintendo, or the N64Recomp, N64ModernRuntime and RT64 projects. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is a trademark of Activision. Nintendo 64 is a trademark of Nintendo.
• Rights holders: to request a change or removal, write to center.collie.41@icloud.com, or use GitHub's DMCA process.