# Mario Party 5: a GameCube decompilation

> Mario Party 5 is reconstructed as a work-in-progress GameCube decompilation for the USA Rev 0 release. The project uses a user-owned disc image, Python configuration and Ninja builds; its source tree contains C code and symbol maps for the main program and REL modules.

- 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/mariopartyrd/marioparty5>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/mariopartyrd/marioparty5/blob/721f6ce7d0faf2f70f75e744665b060d184442dd/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mario-party-5-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mario-party-5-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/mario-party-5-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Provide a Mario Party 5 USA Rev 0 disc image in a supported format.
- **Prerequisites:** Use Python and Ninja; platform-specific tooling is described for Windows, macOS and Linux.
- **Limits:** The decompilation is a work in progress.
- **License:** CC0-1.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/mariopartyrd/marioparty5/blob/721f6ce7d0faf2f70f75e744665b060d184442dd/README.md>

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