Case study

iPod Click Wheel Recomps: statically recompiling six iPod games

iPod Click Wheel Recomps translates six iPod click-wheel games from their ARM code into C++ that builds on current hardware. Mini Golf, Cubis 2, Hold 'Em, and the other listed games share a runtime. Mini Golf also targets Nintendo Switch and Android.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 61
Last commit: 2026-09-06
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

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

Each game needs its own decrypted files from the player's copy. macOS, Linux, and Windows are supported. Mini Golf also lists Switch and Android.
The games and the shared runtime are GPL-3.0-or-later. Tools in common/tools/ are MIT. The split is in LICENSING.md.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{ipod-clickwheel-recomps,
  title = {{iPod Click Wheel Recomps: statically recompiling six iPod games}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/DogParty/iPodClickWheelRecomps}},
  url = {https://github.com/DogParty/iPodClickWheelRecomps},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ipod-clickwheel-recomps/}}
}

Plain text

iPod Click Wheel Recomps: statically recompiling six iPod games. https://github.com/DogParty/iPodClickWheelRecomps (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ipod-clickwheel-recomps/

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README.md GitHub · DogParty/iPodClickWheelRecomps · Revision 8a7afce