# Kirby's Dream Collection: an in-progress Wii decompilation

> Kirby's Dream Collection is a work-in-progress decompilation of the USA Rev 0 Wii release. Its build uses reconstructed C and C++ source and an owner's disc image to produce main.dol. The tree includes symbols and splits and generates objdiff configuration for comparing rebuilt object files with the original.

- 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/Swiftshine/kdc>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Swiftshine/kdc/blob/6908705f640dab3f0764cff585a46a096b876221/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kirbys-dream-collection-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/kirbys-dream-collection-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/kirbys-dream-collection-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An existing S72E01 USA Rev 0 game disc image is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Python and Ninja are required for the documented build; platform-specific dependencies are listed for macOS and Linux.
- **Limits:** The decompilation is a work in progress.
- **License:** CC0-1.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Swiftshine/kdc/blob/6908705f640dab3f0764cff585a46a096b876221/README.md>

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