PC
EarthBound
Runs natively on PC through Phase Distorter.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art from IGDB.
- Original console
- SNES · Nintendo, 1990
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- Beta
- Last update
- Oct 2026
Listing updated .
EarthBound PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own EarthBound?
- Yes. Phase Distorter needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the EarthBound PC port finished?
- It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Oct 2026.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows and Linux.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. Phase Distorter translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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