Case study

open_rvl: decompiling the Wii SDK used in Wii Sports

open_rvl reconstructs the Wii SDK version found in Wii Sports as C source for reuse in game decompilations. It draws names from game debugging information and uses SHA-256 records generated from assembly or object files to check selected functions and data.

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

Stars: 22
Last commit: 2023-05-26
Language: C
Status: Archived

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Scope: The target version is the one used in Wii Sports.
Limits: The work is unfinished; non-local symbol references remain unresolved during testing.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{open-rvl-sdk-case,
  title = {{open\_rvl: decompiling the Wii SDK used in Wii Sports}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kiwi515/open_rvl}},
  url = {https://github.com/kiwi515/open_rvl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-rvl-sdk-case/}}
}

Plain text

open_rvl: decompiling the Wii SDK used in Wii Sports. https://github.com/kiwi515/open_rvl (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/open-rvl-sdk-case/

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README.md GitHub · kiwi515/open_rvl · Revision af505ae