Case study

Forest: an Animal Crossing GameCube PC port

Forest ports the GameCube release of Animal Crossing to PC from a matching decompilation. Its source tree contains game code and build configuration, while the build reads assets and original data from a user-provided GAFE01_00 disc image.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 89
Last commit: 2026-04-15
Language: C
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A copy of Animal Crossing USA Rev 0 as an ISO, GCM, RVZ, WIA, WBFS, CISO or GCZ image.
Prerequisites: Python and Ninja; platform-specific build dependencies apply.
Limits: The PC port is work in progress.
License: CC0-1.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{forest-animal-crossing-port-case,
  title = {{Forest: an Animal Crossing GameCube PC port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ACreTeam/forest}},
  url = {https://github.com/ACreTeam/forest},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/forest-animal-crossing-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

Forest: an Animal Crossing GameCube PC port. https://github.com/ACreTeam/forest (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/forest-animal-crossing-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · ACreTeam/forest · Revision 2151e11
AGENTS.md GitHub · ACreTeam/forest · Revision 2151e11