Case study

Dragon Quest IX: matching Nintendo DS decompilation

This project is a 1:1 disassembly and decompilation of Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies for the Nintendo DS. The primary focus is the USA and Japanese versions. European builds are produced from the USA sources.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 60
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C++
License (GitHub): Unlicense

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Python 3.11 or newer, GCC 9 or newer, and Ninja.
Place a clean ROM in extract as baserom_dqix_usa.nds, baserom_dqix_jpn.nds, or baserom_dqix_eur.nds. USA, Japanese, and European ROMs are supported.
The README names no license.

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BibTeX

@misc{dqix-decomp-case,
  title = {{Dragon Quest IX: matching Nintendo DS decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/DQIX/dqix-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/DQIX/dqix-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dqix-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Dragon Quest IX: matching Nintendo DS decompilation. https://github.com/DQIX/dqix-decomp (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dqix-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · DQIX/dqix-decomp · Revision 6fb9b8b