# Blast Corps: a matching Nintendo 64 decompilation

> A work-in-progress decompilation reconstructs the Nintendo 64 game Blast Corps from a user-supplied ROM. It currently builds the US Rev 1 release and checks the output ROM byte for byte against the original. The repository includes C source, assembly, symbols and notes on game code and decompilation.

- 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/SlaveOfIDO/blastcorps>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/SlaveOfIDO/blastcorps/blob/482714c8edf741de949e7a043cae49188975e6e7/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/slaveofido-blast-corps-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/slaveofido-blast-corps-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/slaveofido-blast-corps-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A copy of Blast Corps (USA) (Rev 1) is needed as baserom.us.v11.z64 to extract assets and build.
- **Prerequisites:** Python and the splat setup in requirements.txt are used for extraction and building.
- **Limits:** Only the US Rev 1 release is currently supported; other listed regional releases remain at 0%.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/SlaveOfIDO/blastcorps/blob/482714c8edf741de949e7a043cae49188975e6e7/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/SlaveOfIDO/blastcorps/blob/482714c8edf741de949e7a043cae49188975e6e7/docs/BLASTCORPS.md>

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