# Harvest Moon 64 Decomp: matching decompilation of Harvest Moon 64

> Harvest Moon 64 Decomp is a matching decompilation of Harvest Moon 64. The README says the US and Japanese versions are fully decompiled, including game functions, data, rodata, library functions, and the DSL for cutscenes and dialogue.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/harvestwhisperer/hm64-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/harvestwhisperer/hm64-decomp/blob/9824b8810fe97c3cf4d37ec887e02f968c6462fb/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/hm64-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/hm64-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/hm64-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- On WSL, install python3, pip, binutils-mips-linux-gnu, gcc-mips-linux-gnu, build-essential, and wget, then run tools/setup.sh.
- Provide a big-endian baserom.us.z64, or baserom.jp.z64 for the Japanese build. make fresh builds the US ROM; make fresh VERSION=jp builds the Japanese ROM.
- Non-Debian Linux can use bash tools/docker.sh make fresh. The README says Docker on Windows is not the supported path.
- License: CC0 1.0 Universal, stated in the repository LICENSE file at the pinned commit.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/harvestwhisperer/hm64-decomp/blob/9824b8810fe97c3cf4d37ec887e02f968c6462fb/README.md>

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