# MadagascarDecomp: reconstructing Madagascar's source

> MadagascarDecomp is a work-in-progress C++ decompilation of the 2005 game Madagascar. Its build uses Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 and RenderWare Graphics SDK, with reccmp scripts for comparing compiled output to an original Game.exe.

- 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/MaxStache/MadagascarDecomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/MaxStache/MadagascarDecomp/blob/d202289f38621d8d8550e86ac9e6510aced7da64/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/madagascar-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/madagascar-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/madagascar-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Visual C++ Toolkit 2003, an x86 Windows SDK, RenderWare Graphics SDK and Python 3.10+ are required for the build.
- **Prerequisites:** An original Game.exe is required for reccmp comparison.
- **Limits:** The decompilation is a work in progress.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/MaxStache/MadagascarDecomp/blob/d202289f38621d8d8550e86ac9e6510aced7da64/README.md>

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