Case study

Mother3Recomp: statically recompiling MOTHER 3 for PC

Mother3Recomp translates MOTHER 3's Game Boy Advance ARM7TDMI code into C for a native PC build using gbarecomp. It configures separate Japanese and English fan-patched ROM targets, imports function symbol metadata and runs missed paths through interpreter and JIT fallback.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 32
Last commit: 2026-09-24
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personal ROM matching the selected Japanese or English fan-patched SHA-1 and a personal GBA BIOS are required.
Prerequisites: Windows builds require MSYS2 mingw64, CMake 3.20 or newer, Ninja and SDL2.
Scope: The project is based on EmeraldRecomp and retains inherited Emerald files.
License: PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{mother3recomp-case,
  title = {{Mother3Recomp: statically recompiling MOTHER 3 for PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/agray0425/Mother3Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/agray0425/Mother3Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mother3recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Mother3Recomp: statically recompiling MOTHER 3 for PC. https://github.com/agray0425/Mother3Recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mother3recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · agray0425/Mother3Recomp · Revision 5196a14
docs/re/README.md GitHub · agray0425/Mother3Recomp · Revision 5196a14