# Project Picori: a native PC port of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

> Project Picori ports The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap to native Linux, Windows and macOS builds using SDL3, a software PPU renderer and agbplay audio. It validates a user-provided USA, EU or JP ROM by SHA-1 and extracts the runtime assets needed by the port.

- 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/999sian/tmc>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/999sian/tmc/blob/d377558d973c648e8d0dc491bf99af9aaa0d8067/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/project-picori-minish-cap-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/project-picori-minish-cap-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/project-picori-minish-cap-port-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A copy of a supported USA, EU or JP original game ROM is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Source builds use Python 3, xmake, SDL3 and the listed C/C++ libraries.
- **Limits:** The port is a work in progress; rendering and gameplay paths remain rough.
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/999sian/tmc/blob/d377558d973c648e8d0dc491bf99af9aaa0d8067/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/999sian/tmc/blob/d377558d973c648e8d0dc491bf99af9aaa0d8067/INSTALL.md>
3. <https://github.com/999sian/tmc/blob/d377558d973c648e8d0dc491bf99af9aaa0d8067/LICENSE>

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