{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "DQIV-DECOMP reconstructs the European Nintendo DS release of Dragon Quest IV as C++ using ds-decomp. Its build consumes a user-supplied ROM, compiles the reconstructed ARM9 code and overlays with Ninja, and offers objdiff comparisons; an ARM7 BIOS dump enables the optional matching-ROM build.",
  "description_zh": "DQIV-DECOMP 使用 ds-decomp 将欧版 Nintendo DS《Dragon Quest IV》重建为 C++ 源码。Ninja 构建流程读取用户自备 ROM，编译 ARM9 代码与覆盖层，并支持用 objdiff 比对；可选的精确匹配构建还需要从自有 DS 提取 ARM7 BIOS。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/dqiv-decomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dqiv-decomp-case/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/GoldieLeGenie/DQIV-DECOMP/blob/ab3676c6e3022e87d3fb3e0085beb48627687936/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "dqiv-decomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/dqiv-decomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/dqiv-decomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dqiv-decomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "Dragon Quest IV: a Nintendo DS decompilation of the European release",
  "name_zh": "Dragon Quest IV：欧版 Nintendo DS 游戏反编译",
  "reconstruction_method": "matching-decompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Supply a clean European Dragon Quest IV ROM in the extract folder; only EUR is supported.",
    "Windows or Linux, Python 3.11+, GCC 9+, and Ninja are required.",
    "An ARM7 BIOS extracted from a DS is required for the optional matching-ROM build.",
    "No licence file in the repository."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需在 extract 目录提供干净的欧版《Dragon Quest IV》ROM；当前仅支持 EUR 版。",
    "需要 Windows 或 Linux、Python 3.11+、GCC 9+ 和 Ninja。",
    "可选的精确匹配 ROM 构建需要从 DS 设备提取 ARM7 BIOS。",
    "仓库中没有许可证文件。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/GoldieLeGenie/DQIV-DECOMP",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}