# HALBERD: a PC port of Kirby 64

> HALBERD ports the Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards decompilation to PC with libultraship for rendering and input, and Torch for extracting resources from the user's N64 ROM. Its own platform code supplies libultra shims and runtime bridges; the author reports working menus and level loading.

- 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/JR3DFUL/HALBERD>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/JR3DFUL/HALBERD/blob/4c84547ad63fd3088b563d1fc78378fb6764885a/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/halberd-kirby-64-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/halberd-kirby-64-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/halberd-kirby-64-port-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally owned US Kirby 64 ROM matching the documented SHA-1 is required.
- **Prerequisites:** The documented build runs on Linux or Windows through WSL2 and fetches the decompilation, libultraship and Torch dependencies.
- **Limits:** Player spawning, in-level rendering and audio remain in development.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/JR3DFUL/HALBERD/blob/4c84547ad63fd3088b563d1fc78378fb6764885a/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/JR3DFUL/HALBERD/blob/4c84547ad63fd3088b563d1fc78378fb6764885a/docs/PC_PORT_ARCHITECTURE.md>

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