Case study

Dicing Knight. — a native port by static recompilation

Dicing Knight. — Native Recompilation translates the WonderSwan Color game’s V30 MZ machine code into C11 ahead of time and compiles it with a recreated hardware layer. Its Python recompiler discovers code from entry seeds and execution traces; the C layer models video, timers, input, EEPROM, and audio. The author reports playable Windows sections through the tower, while the ending and Android device build remain unverified.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-11-02
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply your own Dicing Knight. .wsc cartridge image.
Prerequisites: The build uses Python 3, C11, CMake, Ninja, and the platform toolchain described by the project.
Limits: The author reports incomplete code coverage and an Android host that has not been verified on a device.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{dicing-knight-static-recomp-case,
  title = {{Dicing Knight. — a native port by static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/aoxzh/dicing-knight-static-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/aoxzh/dicing-knight-static-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dicing-knight-static-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Dicing Knight. — a native port by static recompilation. https://github.com/aoxzh/dicing-knight-static-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dicing-knight-static-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · aoxzh/dicing-knight-static-recomp · Revision 0164f45
tools/recompiler/README.md GitHub · aoxzh/dicing-knight-static-recomp · Revision 0164f45