Case study

Boktai 3: matching GBA decompilation and script analysis

Boktai 3 reconstructs Shin Bokura no Taiyou: Gyakushuu no Sabata as C that the author reports rebuilds the GBA ROM byte for byte. It also decodes the game's GCL scene scripts, text, sprites and maps, and provides a local studio for inspecting their links to game code.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 3
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply your own ROM as baserom.gba; the documented setup uses agbcc, ARM binutils, Python and CMake.
Limits: The author reports remaining register pins and assembly barriers in some matched C functions.
License: MIT.

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BibTeX

@misc{boktai-3-case,
  title = {{Boktai 3: matching GBA decompilation and script analysis}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/moozilla/boktai3-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/moozilla/boktai3-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/boktai-3-case/}}
}

Plain text

Boktai 3: matching GBA decompilation and script analysis. https://github.com/moozilla/boktai3-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/boktai-3-case/

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README.md GitHub · moozilla/boktai3-decomp · Revision 9e63f80
PROGRESS.md GitHub · moozilla/boktai3-decomp · Revision 9e63f80
LICENSE GitHub · moozilla/boktai3-decomp · Revision 9e63f80