# Eltale Monsters: a ROM-based decompilation

> Eltale Monsters is a decompilation built from a user-provided base ROM. The repository contains C and assembly sources and instructs users to build with configure and Ninja.

- 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/Mallos31/EM>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Mallos31/EM/blob/a0efe87304812854a06aebc7404d3d01240beaa5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/eltale-monsters-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/eltale-monsters-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/eltale-monsters-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- A copy of Eltale Monsters renamed baserom.jp.z64 is required in the repository root.
- Clone recursively, then build with configure and Ninja.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Mallos31/EM/blob/a0efe87304812854a06aebc7404d3d01240beaa5/README.md>

## More in Games

- [Everyone's A Wally: a ZX Spectrum disassembly](https://awesomerea.org/resources/everyones-a-wally-disassembly-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Exile: an annotated disassembly of the enhanced BBC Micro version](https://awesomerea.org/resources/exile-enhanced-disassembly-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Extreme-G 2: functional N64 decompilation](https://awesomerea.org/resources/extreme-g-2-n64-decomp-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Faceball 2000: a SNES USA disassembly](https://awesomerea.org/resources/faceball-2000-disassembly-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Fahrenheit: an analytical PS2 prototype decompilation](https://awesomerea.org/resources/santamonica-fahrenheit-case/index.md) · Case study
- [Fallout 2 Reference Edition: reverse-engineered C source of the original engine](https://awesomerea.org/resources/fallout2-reference-edition-case/index.md) · Case study

## About this entry

The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Original editorial content: MIT. Linked projects, papers and assets retain their own rights and licenses.
