# Chibi-Robo: PIA: matching GameCube DOL decompilation

> Chibi-Robo: PIA is an unfinished C/C++ decompilation of the USA GameCube release that aims to rebuild a matching DOL. Its build uses a copy of the game extracted with Dolphin, and its objdiff configuration supports object-level comparisons during reconstruction.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/eavpsp/cbr_decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/eavpsp/cbr_decomp/blob/b2b6bcb5b407f10432345683d341578bda55ed5b/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chibi-robo-pia-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chibi-robo-pia-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/chibi-robo-pia-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An existing GGTE01 Rev 0 USA game copy, with main.dol and REL files extracted as directed.
- **Prerequisites:** Python and ninja are required; macOS also lists wine-crossover, while non-x86 Linux lists wine.
- **Limits:** The decompilation is a work in progress.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/eavpsp/cbr_decomp/blob/b2b6bcb5b407f10432345683d341578bda55ed5b/README.md>

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