# 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.

- 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/ACreTeam/forest>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ACreTeam/forest/blob/2151e11e7520b1d07f544984af4c3113a1f8023f/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/forest-animal-crossing-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/forest-animal-crossing-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/forest-animal-crossing-port-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ACreTeam/forest/blob/2151e11e7520b1d07f544984af4c3113a1f8023f/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/ACreTeam/forest/blob/2151e11e7520b1d07f544984af4c3113a1f8023f/AGENTS.md>

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