That Super Mario Galaxy Android port is dead, but you have a few hours to download it

Super Mario Galaxy recently became the first Wii game to be fully decompiled. We then saw a PC port of the game, quickly followed by an Android port. Unfortunately, there’s bad news for the Android version.

Developer Mohammed Huzaifa released an unofficial Android port of Super Mario Galaxy, called Galaxy-Android, roughly two weeks ago. This admittedly AI-assisted port has received frequent updates since then, but Huzaifa has now announced on the r/AndroidNativePorts subreddit that he’s discontinuing work on the project and his Modern Warfare 2 (2009) port.

“This hasn’t been an easy decision. I’ve invested a significant amount of time, effort, and technical work into these projects. However, the pressure surrounding them has taken a serious toll on my mental health and personal well-being,” read an excerpt of the announcement. The developer also claimed that they were rejected for a job after a background check revealed “non-corporate activities.”

Huzaifa said that Galaxy-Android and mw2-Android would still be available to download via GitHub for 24 hours following the announcement. That means you likely have until midnight ET to download these projects.

Galaxy-Android showed a lot of promise on low-end devices, even though it was understandably buggy at launch. I tried the most recent version, however, and it was seriously buggy on the ANBERNIC RG 55G1, AYANEO Pocket S Mini, Samsung Galaxy S26 FE, and vivo X500 Pro Max. It looks like I’m not alone, judging by recent comments. I’m sure these issues would’ve been addressed in time given the developer’s impressive commitment to updates, but we’ll never truly know anymore.