Case study

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness: a matching GameCube decompilation

Reconstructs Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness for GameCube as C/C++ source targeting a byte-identical retail build. Functions count as matched when objdiff finds identical machine code, and builds are checked against the retail DOL SHA-1. The author reports a local snapshot of 50.01% matched US code and 21.35% matched data.

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: 2
Last commit: 2026-10-15
Language: C++
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An existing game disc image is required; the documented formats include ISO, RVZ, WIA, WBFS, CISO, NFS, GCZ, and TGC.
Prerequisites: Python and ninja are required; the build uses Metrowerks CodeWarrior compilers.
Limits: The US retail and Japanese demo versions are works in progress; Japanese demo progress has not been measured.
License: CC0-1.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness-decomp-case,
  title = {{Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness: a matching GameCube decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/DonovanMontoya/pokemon-xd-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/DonovanMontoya/pokemon-xd-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness: a matching GameCube decompilation. https://github.com/DonovanMontoya/pokemon-xd-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · DonovanMontoya/pokemon-xd-decomp · Revision 8b567c8