Case study

Shadow the Hedgehog: a matching GameCube decompilation

Shadow the Hedgehog reconstructs C++ source for the USA Rev 0 GameCube release using the original Metrowerks toolchain. The project compares its rebuilt main.dol with the retail executable byte for byte and publishes function progress, symbols and compiler research notes.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-11-10
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: Own copy of Shadow the Hedgehog USA Rev 0 for GameCube, provided as a disc image or extracted main.dol.
Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ and Ninja; configure.py downloads the pinned toolchain and comparison tools.
Limits: Work in progress.
License: CC0 1.0; vendored Boost headers retain the Boost Software License 1.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{shadow-gc-decomp-case,
  title = {{Shadow the Hedgehog: a matching GameCube decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/2Balanced/Shadow-GC-Decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/2Balanced/Shadow-GC-Decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-gc-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Shadow the Hedgehog: a matching GameCube decompilation. https://github.com/2Balanced/Shadow-GC-Decomp (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-gc-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · 2Balanced/Shadow-GC-Decomp · Revision dbc7533
docs/research-notes.md GitHub · 2Balanced/Shadow-GC-Decomp · Revision dbc7533