# Shiren the Wanderer 2: matching N64 decompilation

> Shiren the Wanderer 2 reconstructs most mapped CPU functions of the Japanese Nintendo 64 game as matching C and C++ source; the accounted CPU catalogue also includes classified handwritten assembly and libgcc helpers. The author reports byte-identical full-ROM acceptance builds.

- 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/mschienbein/shiren2-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/mschienbein/shiren2-decomp/blob/2a2afbba5c42ff6afce866ab0fd6abef5bc2fbf6/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shiren-2-n64-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shiren-2-n64-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/shiren-2-n64-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Use x86_64 Linux, Python 3.12, uv and the documented pinned toolchain dependencies.
- Supply your own ROM and the N64 SDK RSP audio object n_aspMain.o.
- A full build currently also requires private evidence omitted from the public repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/mschienbein/shiren2-decomp/blob/2a2afbba5c42ff6afce866ab0fd6abef5bc2fbf6/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/mschienbein/shiren2-decomp/blob/2a2afbba5c42ff6afce866ab0fd6abef5bc2fbf6/KNOWN_ISSUES.md>

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