Case study

Golden Sun Recompiled: native ports of two GBA games

Golden Sun Recompiled builds native Windows and Linux ports of Golden Sun and Golden Sun: The Lost Age from user-supplied GBA ROMs. A modified gbarecomp engine translates ARM and Thumb code to C++, while separate game configurations and shared port code support both titles.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 92
Last commit: 2026-11-03
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo available · no screenshot

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the user's supported USA or Europe ROMs for each game.
Limits: Both games are in public testing, with visual and audio inaccuracies still present.
License: Original project material has no selected licence and remains all rights reserved; the edited gbarecomp engine uses PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{golden-sun-recompiled-case,
  title = {{Golden Sun Recompiled: native ports of two GBA games}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Shmargus/GSRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/Shmargus/GSRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/golden-sun-recompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

Golden Sun Recompiled: native ports of two GBA games. https://github.com/Shmargus/GSRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/golden-sun-recompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · Shmargus/GSRecomp · Revision 2574e72
LICENSE GitHub · Shmargus/GSRecomp · Revision 2574e72