# Ninja Cop: disassembly of two GBA releases

> Ninja Cop reconstructs assembly for the GBA releases Ninja Cop and Ninja Five-O and provides commands to build both ROM versions. The author reports that all code has been disassembled; code and data documentation, graphics extraction, and readable strings remain unfinished.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://gitlab.com/Fexean/ninjacop>
- Primary source: <https://gitlab.com/Fexean/ninjacop/-/blob/97d4a29aa770e302bba18f30cc292573c7126fdf/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ninjacop-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ninjacop-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ninjacop-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** libpng, C++11-capable g++, C11-capable gcc, and devkitarm.
- **Limits:** Code and data documentation and further graphics extraction remain on the project's to-do list.
- **License:** No licence stated on the project page.

## Primary sources

1. <https://gitlab.com/Fexean/ninjacop/-/blob/97d4a29aa770e302bba18f30cc292573c7126fdf/README.md>

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