# Kirby 64: Recompiled — a ROM-based native port

> Kirby 64: Recompiled builds a native executable for Kirby 64 from a user-provided NK4E.z64 ROM. The repository includes C++ host code and a build configuration, and directs users to build with Make and Clang.

- 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/Kirby64Ret/Kirby64Recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Kirby64Ret/Kirby64Recomp/blob/480ed7e2a3160087bbe5f680f08e601eef7a4d69/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kirby-64-recompiled-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kirby-64-recompiled-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/kirby-64-recompiled-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An original Kirby 64 ROM named NK4E.z64, supplied for both build and play.
- **Prerequisites:** Clang 21 is the version reported to build and run; clone the repository recursively and run Make.
- **Limits:** The project is under construction and has no downloads yet.
- **License:** GPL-3.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Kirby64Ret/Kirby64Recomp/blob/480ed7e2a3160087bbe5f680f08e601eef7a4d69/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Kirby64Ret/Kirby64Recomp/blob/480ed7e2a3160087bbe5f680f08e601eef7a4d69/CMakeLists.txt>

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