Case study

MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp: a native Metroid Prime Hunters recompilation

MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp builds a native alpha of Metroid Prime Hunters USA revision 0 with ndsrecomp and a player-supplied ROM. It includes game-specific execution coverage, controls and rendering work. A separate investigation documents the game's Wi-Fi datagram framing and typed messages.

Targets: Game · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 285
Last commit: 2026-11-01
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally obtained Metroid Prime Hunters USA revision-0 .nds ROM is required.
Limits: The release is an alpha with incomplete gameplay coverage and experimental online play.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{metroid-prime-hunters-recomp-case,
  title = {{MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp: a native Metroid Prime Hunters recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mstan/MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/mstan/MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/metroid-prime-hunters-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp: a native Metroid Prime Hunters recompilation. https://github.com/mstan/MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/metroid-prime-hunters-recomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · mstan/MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp · Revision 61ac84a
docs/wifi-game-protocol.md GitHub · mstan/MetroidPrimeHuntersRecomp · Revision 61ac84a