Case study

Sonic Adventure DX: a multi-version GameCube decompilation

doldecomp/sadx reconstructs Sonic Adventure DX for GameCube across eight prototype, demo and retail versions. Its build uses extracted game DOL and REL files, builds DOLs and disassembles REL modules as the decompilation progresses.

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: 53
Last commit: 2024-08-01
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Extract sys/main.dol and files/*.rel from a supported game version.
Python and Ninja are required; some platforms need Wine or WiBo.
For non-Preview versions, decompress underscore-prefixed REL files with Sonic Adventure Toolset.
The decompilation is work in progress.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{sadx-gamecube-decomp-case,
  title = {{Sonic Adventure DX: a multi-version GameCube decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/doldecomp/sadx}},
  url = {https://github.com/doldecomp/sadx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sadx-gamecube-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Sonic Adventure DX: a multi-version GameCube decompilation. https://github.com/doldecomp/sadx (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sadx-gamecube-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · doldecomp/sadx · Revision 4c2b833