# libsm64

6 Hacker News commenters recommended libsm64 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free library that brings Super Mario 64's jumping, swimming and collision physics into other game engines, which people find both fun and useful.

## Why people recommend it

- Accurate Mario 64 movement and collision physics (2 comments): "Astounding that swimming and collisions and all that stuff seems to function!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49075969)) "this library gives you an easy way to get the mario-jumping physics right" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49075284))
- Absurd, fun premise (2 comments): "it's wonderfully absurd but also highly useful (to me at least)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50183581)) "This is one of my favorite libraries from the premise alone" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49068012))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Box3D](https://hackerapproved.com/p/box3d.md): 14 recommend
- [Box2D](https://hackerapproved.com/p/box2d.md): 12 recommend
- [MuJoCo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mujoco.md): 10 recommend
- [Jolt Physics](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jolt-physics.md): 9 recommend
- [Rapier physics engine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rapier.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "libsm64", https://hackerapproved.com/p/libsm64/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).