Case study

smt4-recomp: a 3DS Shin Megami Tensei IV static recompilation

smt4-recomp builds a native PC version of the USA 3DS release of Shin Megami Tensei IV by translating its ARM code to C with 3dsrecomp. Zakuro supplies the kernel, services, graphics and sound runtime; project overrides add widescreen and gameplay options.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 98
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the user's decrypted USA .3ds or .cci dump, a Vulkan or OpenGL 3.3 GPU, Rust and a 64-bit compiler.
Scope: Windows 10 or 11 is the documented platform; Linux has a user-reported build.
Testing evidence: The author reports more than 15 hours of play from a new game without a crash; the remaining game has not been played through.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{smt4-recomp-case,
  title = {{smt4-recomp: a 3DS Shin Megami Tensei IV static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Invictus-potens/smt4-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/Invictus-potens/smt4-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/smt4-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

smt4-recomp: a 3DS Shin Megami Tensei IV static recompilation. https://github.com/Invictus-potens/smt4-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/smt4-recomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · Invictus-potens/smt4-recomp · Revision 349a707
overrides/README.md GitHub · Invictus-potens/smt4-recomp · Revision 349a707