# pc-dragonquestswords: a partial static recompilation of Dragon Quest Swords for PC

> pc-dragonquestswords ports the European Wii release of Dragon Quest Swords toward native PC execution by statically recompiling its PowerPC code to C++ and providing a replacement runtime through wiikit. Its notes map the disc, FPK archives and stripped executable; the author reports that the current port reaches the opening and early tutorial battles.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-dragonquestswords>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-dragonquestswords/blob/8b0d5bea0200369053ad5563c30ba8723325fec3/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-dragonquestswords-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-dragonquestswords-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/pc-dragonquestswords-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A user-owned European RDQPGD disc is required; game data and executables are excluded from the repository.
- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.8+, CMake, Ninja, a C++20 compiler, SDL3 and OpenGL 4.5 are described for the tool and build workflow.
- **Limits:** The port stops at the tutorial's Master Stroke and does not yet support the stab.
- **License:** MIT license for repository documentation and tools.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-dragonquestswords/blob/8b0d5bea0200369053ad5563c30ba8723325fec3/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-dragonquestswords/blob/8b0d5bea0200369053ad5563c30ba8723325fec3/docs/01-disc-layout.md>

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