# KAR-Decomp: an annotated Kirby Air Ride disassembly

> KAR-Decomp uses decomp-toolkit to build an annotated Kirby Air Ride disassembly that preserves ROM offsets and adds or revises symbol names. Its DTK branch contains assembly and reports a compiling North American version; the Japanese and PAL editions currently generate splits and assembly.

- 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/SeanMott/KAR-Decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/SeanMott/KAR-Decomp/blob/1241d6f36618268ac2695a6f3f95cc5464b53924/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kar-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kar-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/kar-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Python 3, Ninja and files extracted from a user-supplied Kirby Air Ride ISO are required.
- **Limits:** The current DTK branch maintains assembly; Japanese and PAL builds remain incomplete.
- **License:** Apache-2.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/SeanMott/KAR-Decomp/blob/1241d6f36618268ac2695a6f3f95cc5464b53924/README.md>

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