# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Yanis002/pm4>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Yanis002/pm4/blob/7cc8b8ec21904c6657108b2c5b81055b79ac9443/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/princess-maker-4-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/princess-maker-4-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/princess-maker-4-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Yanis002/pm4/blob/7cc8b8ec21904c6657108b2c5b81055b79ac9443/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Yanis002/pm4/blob/7cc8b8ec21904c6657108b2c5b81055b79ac9443/extract/README.md>

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