# MH4UltimateDC: static recompilation and PC port of MH4U

> MH4UltimateDC recompiles the Nintendo 3DS game MH4U from a player's own code dump into C for a native PC port. Its generated code runs with Azahar's 3DS core, while hand-written hooks replace selected game functions for display, input, and frame pacing changes.

- 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/CompaLarios18/MH4UltimateDC>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/CompaLarios18/MH4UltimateDC/blob/68251476c441ef0c716967b8345f1b89988dc3c8/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mh4ultimatedc-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mh4ultimatedc-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/mh4ultimatedc-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.10+ and the user's own decrypted game dump are required.
- **Scope:** USA v1.3.0 is the main target; European v1.1.0 has been tried less.
- **Limits:** The port remains a work in progress.
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/CompaLarios18/MH4UltimateDC/blob/68251476c441ef0c716967b8345f1b89988dc3c8/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/CompaLarios18/MH4UltimateDC/blob/68251476c441ef0c716967b8345f1b89988dc3c8/docs/PORT_ARCHITECTURE.md>

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