Case study

PC-3Ddot: statically recompiling 3D Dot Game Heroes for PC

PC-3Ddot develops a native PC port of the PS3 game 3D Dot Game Heroes by statically recompiling its EBOOT for the ps3kit runtime. It includes a disc reader, file-format documentation and tools for inspecting the executable and assets. The author reports that the recompiled game reaches playable field maps, including combat and movement between maps.

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: 0
Last commit: 2026-10-23
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply a copy of the European BLES00875 version 01.01 disc and a compatible key file.
Prerequisites: The reader needs Python 3; building the recompiled game needs CMake, Ninja, clang and SDL3, plus the ps3kit submodule.
Limits: The author reports broken polygons on some models in the character-selection screen.
License: MIT licence for the repository's tools and documentation.

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BibTeX

@misc{pc-3ddot-case,
  title = {{PC-3Ddot: statically recompiling 3D Dot Game Heroes for PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-3ddotgameheroes}},
  url = {https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-3ddotgameheroes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-3ddot-case/}}
}

Plain text

PC-3Ddot: statically recompiling 3D Dot Game Heroes for PC. https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-3ddotgameheroes (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-3ddot-case/

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README.md GitHub · vs-sr-dev/pc-3ddotgameheroes · Revision a9ef70d
docs/STRATEGY.md GitHub · vs-sr-dev/pc-3ddotgameheroes · Revision a9ef70d