# pc-monsterhunter3: a static recompilation of Monster Hunter Tri

> pc-monsterhunter3 ports the European Wii release of Monster Hunter Tri to PC by translating its PowerPC executable and 21 RSO modules into C++ with wiikit. The repository records disc and code findings and supplies game-specific hooks. The author reports reaching the village and a first quest with gamepad input.

- 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-monsterhunter3>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-monsterhunter3/blob/f4a7c9c8c9147bcbad9580c2235ba12fb86030a4/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-monsterhunter3-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-monsterhunter3-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/pc-monsterhunter3-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An owned original European Monster Hunter Tri disc, release RMHP08, is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Building requires wiikit, Python 3.8+, CMake, Ninja, clang and SDL3; running requires OpenGL 4.5.
- **Limits:** Sound stutters, and saving and full playthroughs have not yet been exercised.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-monsterhunter3/blob/f4a7c9c8c9147bcbad9580c2235ba12fb86030a4/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-monsterhunter3/blob/f4a7c9c8c9147bcbad9580c2235ba12fb86030a4/docs/03-executable.md>

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