--- title: Someone actually ported the original Halo to the N64,... description: A fan project called Halo 64 has ported Halo: Combat Evolved's multiplayer to the Nintendo 64, built using the halo-ce-universal decompilation project. It... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-actually-ported-the-original-halo-to-the-n64-and-it-s-as-wild-as-it-sounds-6u3ghnpbn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Someone actually ported the original Halo to the N64, and it’s as wild as it sounds | daily.dev og:description: A fan project called Halo 64 has ported Halo: Combat Evolved's multiplayer to the Nintendo 64, built using the halo-ce-universal decompilation project. It... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/someone-actually-ported-the-original-halo-to-the-n64-and-it-s-as-wild-as-it-sounds-6u3ghnpbn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6U3GHNpBn.png og:image:alt: Someone actually ported the original Halo to the N64, and it’s as wild as it sounds og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Someone actually ported the original Halo to the N64, and it’s as wild as it sounds **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A fan project called Halo 64 has ported Halo: Combat Evolved's multiplayer to the Nintendo 64, built using the halo-ce-universal decompilation project. It recompiles the game's objects, physics, weapons, HUD, and a new renderer for the N64's VR4300 CPU, supporting four-player split-screen, Firefight mode, bots, and 13 recreated maps including Blood Gulch and Battle Creek. The project is available for download on GitHub, requiring a legally owned Halo disc image to play. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How did someone get Halo Combat Evolved running on the Nintendo 64? A project called Halo 64 uses the halo-ce-universal decompilation of Halo: Combat Evolved to recompile its objects, physics, weapons, game types, and HUD for the N64's VR4300 CPU, paired with a newly written renderer. It covers only multiplayer, supporting up to four-player split-screen, Firefight waves, bots, and 13 recreated maps including Blood Gulch and Battle Creek. It's downloadable from GitHub, but a legally owned Halo disc image is required to play. _daily.dev surfaces grassroots decompilation projects like this for developers curious about retro console ports._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Thanks to fans, the original Halo just got an unofficial Windows, Linux, PS5, and Android port](https://daily.dev/posts/thanks-to-fans-the-original-halo-just-got-an-unofficial-windows-linux-ps5-and-android-port-elhtil4nz) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Halo: Combat Evolved Can Now Be Played in a Browser](https://daily.dev/posts/halo-combat-evolved-can-now-be-played-in-a-browser-vjdrzjs68) · 80 LEVEL · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Super Mario 64 Comes To The Microsoft Zune](https://daily.dev/posts/super-mario-64-comes-to-the-microsoft-zune-pzwvcywvw) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub - ThroatyMumbo/WinCE64: Windows CE 2.11 for N64\!](https://daily.dev/posts/github---throatymumbo-wince64-windows-ce-2-11-for-n64--fpoxhoje7) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#reverse-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/reverse-engineering) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/someone-actually-ported-the-original-halo-to-the-n64-and-it-s-as-wild-as-it-sounds-6u3ghnpbn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Someone actually ported the original Halo to the N64, and it’s as wild as it sounds","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-actually-ported-the-original-halo-to-the-n64-and-it-s-as-wild-as-it-sounds-6u3ghnpbn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/someone-actually-ported-the-original-halo-to-the-n64-and-it-s-as-wild-as-it-sounds-6u3ghnpbn"},"datePublished":"2026-10-16T00:34:06.727Z","dateModified":"2026-10-16T00:37:11.007Z","description":"A fan project called Halo 64 has ported Halo: Combat Evolved's multiplayer to the Nintendo 64, built using the halo-ce-universal decompilation project. 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