# Blast Corps: matching N64 decompilation and native port

> Blast Corps reconstructs four N64 releases as matching source and builds a native port from that code for Linux, Windows, macOS and WebAssembly. The port reads the user's ROM for game data; the author reports byte-for-byte ROM rebuilds and a full tool-assisted-run replay.

- 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/Doridian/BlastCorps>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Doridian/BlastCorps/blob/158bcd1000f9af94adec28ab3a05da1657d2fb00/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/doridian-blast-corps-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/doridian-blast-corps-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/doridian-blast-corps-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Provide a supported Blast Corps ROM to play; building the decompilation also requires it.
- **Prerequisites:** Python 3, MIPS binutils, C compiler, CMake, Ninja and SDL2; WebAssembly builds additionally need emsdk.
- **Testing evidence:** The macOS Apple silicon build is described as untested on a Mac.
- **License:** AGPL-3.0 or later for the project's own code.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Doridian/BlastCorps/blob/158bcd1000f9af94adec28ab3a05da1657d2fb00/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Doridian/BlastCorps/blob/158bcd1000f9af94adec28ab3a05da1657d2fb00/NOTICES.md>

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