# Doshin the Giant: a GameCube decompilation in progress

> Doshin the Giant is a work-in-progress decompilation of the European GameCube release GKDP01. The project builds reconstructed C and C++ source using Python configuration and Ninja with a supplied disc image, and generates objdiff configuration for comparing object files with the original.

- 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/break-core/doshin-gc>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/break-core/doshin-gc/blob/b01be768ab68782c6890b832cd61e35d3b4d9103/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/doshin-the-giant-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/doshin-the-giant-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/doshin-the-giant-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An existing Doshin the Giant GameCube disc image is required; GKDP01 Rev 0 (EU) is the listed supported version.
- **Prerequisites:** Python and Ninja are required; the macOS instructions additionally list Wine Crossover, and non-x86 Linux requires Wine.
- **Limits:** The decompilation is a work in progress.
- **License:** CC0-1.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/break-core/doshin-gc/blob/b01be768ab68782c6890b832cd61e35d3b4d9103/README.md>

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