Reliable homebrew repositories like "The Eye" or dedicated PS4 hacking forums are the only safe havens, but they require a level of technical literacy that filters out the average user.
Often, these packages utilize customized versions of RetroArch on ConsoleMods or other standalone emulators under the hood. super mario ps4 pkg
The only Mario game ever natively ported to the PS4 is Super Mario 64 . In 2020, the source code for SM64 was illegally reverse-engineered and legally released as a "PC port." Clever coders then cross-compiled that PC port to the PS4. Reliable homebrew repositories like "The Eye" or dedicated
Some developers recreate Mario-style gameplay using open-source engines (like Godot or Unity) and compile it for the PS4’s homebrew SDK (such as Orbis or PS4-OpenOrbis ). These are not official Mario games but inspired platformers. In 2020, the source code for SM64 was