Case study

Princess Maker 4: a Japanese DS decompilation in progress

Princess Maker 4 is a work-in-progress hand decompilation of the Japanese Nintendo DS game. It reconstructs C source using symbol and relocation configuration and extracts required assets from a user-supplied decrypted ROM.

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

Stars: 5
Last commit: 2026-01-30
Language: C
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-owned decrypted Japanese base ROM matching the documented SHA-1 is required.
Limits: The decompilation is in progress; other regional versions are future possibilities.
License: CC0-1.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{princess-maker-4-case,
  title = {{Princess Maker 4: a Japanese DS decompilation in progress}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Yanis002/pm4}},
  url = {https://github.com/Yanis002/pm4},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/princess-maker-4-case/}}
}

Plain text

Princess Maker 4: a Japanese DS decompilation in progress. https://github.com/Yanis002/pm4 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/princess-maker-4-case/

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README.md GitHub · Yanis002/pm4 · Revision 7cc8b8e
extract/README.md GitHub · Yanis002/pm4 · Revision 7cc8b8e