– Harbour Masters expands from N64 to GameCube PC ports
– First major GameCube port: Twilight Princess: Courage Reborn
– Runs at stable 60 FPS with full keyboard/mouse support
– Features quality-of-life upgrades: widescreen, uncapped FPS, mod support
– Harbour Masters provides dev assistance and long-term support
Game Porting Teams Expand
Harbour Masters, if your not aware, is the team behind some of the most polished Nintendo 64 PC ports, including Mario Kart 64, Super Mario 64, Star Fox 64, and more. Harbour Masters, previously known as Harbour Masters 64, has now upgraded its arsenal of tools to handle GameCube titles and is already working on porting its first GameCube title to PC.
New Translation Layer in Use
Spotted by SteamDeckHQ, Harbour Masters is extending its custom Libultraship translation layer beyond the N64 era to focus on porting popular GameCube titles to PC. The results have been pretty promising.
First Major GameCube Port
The first major achievement to come out of this work is Twilight Princess: Courage Reborn, a native PC port of the GameCube version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. The project was spearheaded by Linifadomra’s team and has progressed incredibly quick, thanks to support from Harbour Masters.
Current builds of the native PC port run at a stable 60 FPS with full keyboard and mouse support. The project is almost complete, with the team citeing only minor cutscene bugs and polishing issues.
Team Collaboration Details
Harbour Masters will handle and contribute to development assistance, as well as provide long-term support, while Linifadomra’s team will retain creative control of the PC port. For context, this PC port is entirely separate from another ongoing effort called Twilight Princess: Dusklight.
In an announcement on Harbour Masters’ Discord server, the team stated:
“Through collaboration with the incredible team over at Linifadomra, Twilight Princess: Courage Reborn will be developed using LUS. Linifadomra retains full creative freedom and will continue to produce the results their community has come to expect.”
“Harbour Masters will provide development assistance as needed and long-term support, plus visibility. We look forward to a meaningful relationship with the team and any future collaborations.”
Expected Features for 2026
Courage Reborn is expected to introduce a host of quality-of-life features appropriate for a 2026 PC port, including widescreen support, unlocked resolutions, an uncapped frame rate, overhauled texture packs, and compatibility with mods. Further additions include mouse and gyro aiming options, accessibility options, and in-game menus to tweak settings on the fly.
The team is also discussing the possibility of mobile and Switch homebrew ports alongside the main PC version.
- Widescreen support and unlocked resolutions
- Uncapped frame rate and overhauled texture packs
- Mouse and gyro aiming options
- Accessibility options and in-game menus