Case study
SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp: Skies of Arcadia Legends GameCube decompilation by ogdanimal
Skies of Arcadia Legends reconstructs C source for the USA Rev 0 GameCube main.dol and checks rebuilt code with objdiff and compiler probes. It documents game systems including menus, cameras, sound and the frame loop while identifying separately imported SDK and MusyX code. The author reports 82 game functions linked from C in its October 2026 status block.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
- Stars
- 0
- Last commit
- 2026-10-22
- Language
- Python
- License (GitHub)
- CC0-1.0
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Provide the GEAE8P Rev 0 game disc image or extracted files.
- Prerequisites: Building uses Python and ninja with the project's configured GameCube toolchain.
- Limits: The author reports 8.30% of code bytes linked from C across game, library and middleware code.
- License: CC0-1.0 licence.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{skies-of-arcadia-legends-decomp-ogdanimal-case,
title = {{SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp: Skies of Arcadia Legends GameCube decompilation by ogdanimal}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ogdanimal/SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp}},
url = {https://github.com/ogdanimal/SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/skies-of-arcadia-legends-decomp-ogdanimal-case/}}
}Plain text
SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp: Skies of Arcadia Legends GameCube decompilation by ogdanimal. https://github.com/ogdanimal/SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/skies-of-arcadia-legends-decomp-ogdanimal-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · ogdanimal/SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp · Revision 1d2f66e
- extern/README.md GitHub · ogdanimal/SkiesOfArcadiaLegends-Decomp · Revision 1d2f66e
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