Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

josiahg2502-glitch/TomodachiLife-recomp

An unofficial native Windows port of the Switch version, made by static recompilation: the game’s code is translated to C and compiled on your PC, with no emulator underneath. It is built on the runtime and tools of ssbu-recomp. An installer with a launcher finds your files and keys, recompiles the game (about 40 minutes the first time), and compiles the shaders for your GPU; afterwards you play from the launcher or a desktop shortcut. It supports versions 1.0.0 and 1.0.4, widescreen (ultrawide included), resolutions up to 4K and beyond, 60 fps by default, fast-forward, an in-game settings menu, save backup and restore, importing a save dumped from your Switch, LayeredFS-style romfs mods, mouse control, and Local Play (Mii exchange) over the network. The README says it can be played from start to finish as far as its authors know, and lists as open issues that very large islands (30+ residents) run slowly on some PCs, some sounds that are too loud, Local Play over the internet untested between two real routers, and that it only works on Windows. Version 1.0.0 is from November 2 (3 releases in total, the first from October 29); the installer and the zip weigh about 4.5 MB, and the README says they contain nothing of the game. 100 of its last 100 commits list Claude as a co-author.

You needYour own dump of the base game (.nsp, .nsz, or .xci, title 010051F0207B2000) and, optionally, the 1.0.4 update (.nsp or .nsz, 010051F0207B2800, version v262144); without it you get 1.0.0. A folder already dumped with exefs and romfs also works and needs no keys. Otherwise, your own prod.keys, dumped from your console with Lockpick_RCM. Plus 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, about 15 GB free, 8 GB of RAM or more (16 recommended), and a GPU with OpenGL 4.5 (mostly tested on NVIDIA).

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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

kuosuko/tomodachi-native

A port of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream to Apple silicon Macs and iPads, made as a fork of nxnative: the game’s original ARM64 code runs directly on the Apple chip, and the Switch’s system services and the NVN graphics API are rebuilt on macOS, iOS, and Metal 4. It is not an emulator. The fork adds the game’s profile, the SDK 20 support it needs, and the apps for Mac and for iPhone and iPad; the game’s 14,388 shaders are translated ahead of time. According to the README it is playable on the Mac with sound: the island tour, naming the island, and creating Miis, by questions or in the editor. The Mac app has menus, full screen, screenshots, 60 fps, MetalFX upscaling, mouse, trackpad, keyboard, and 13 languages; on an iPad (11-inch Air with M2) it starts and runs at 30 or 60 fps but hasn’t been played through, and on iPhone it builds but hasn’t run. On the Mac, clicks have only been tried on the opening menus and controller support is missing. It has no published releases: the app is built on your own machine.

You needYour own copy of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream 1.0.0 (the base game NSP, title ID 010051F0207B2000) and the prod.keys of your own console. Plus an Apple silicon Mac on macOS 26 or later (developed on macOS 27), Xcode, the .NET 10 SDK, spirv-cross, and Python 3 with lz4, capstone, and fonttools; for iPad, iOS or iPadOS 26 or later on a chip with Metal 4.