Case study

NitroSDK: reconstructing Nintendo DS library source from game ROMs

NitroSDK Decompilation reconstructs Nintendo DS SDK library source from code extracted from supported game ROMs. It organizes C source, headers and symbol maps around an objdiff workflow and uses stable identifiers to track functions shared across games.

Targets: Binary
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 14
Last commit: 2026-10-18
Language: C
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personally owned ROM of a supported game, including the listed Princess Maker 4 or Diamond Trust of London releases.
Prerequisites: Python and Ninja for the configured build and objdiff workflow.
Limits: Work in progress.
License: CC0-1.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{nitrosdk-decompilation-case,
  title = {{NitroSDK: reconstructing Nintendo DS library source from game ROMs}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/nitro-decomp/nitro}},
  url = {https://github.com/nitro-decomp/nitro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/nitrosdk-decompilation-case/}}
}

Plain text

NitroSDK: reconstructing Nintendo DS library source from game ROMs. https://github.com/nitro-decomp/nitro (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/nitrosdk-decompilation-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · nitro-decomp/nitro · Revision 10e447b
extract/README.md GitHub · nitro-decomp/nitro · Revision 10e447b
docs/stable-identifiers.md GitHub · nitro-decomp/nitro · Revision 10e447b