Case study

Sonic CD 2011: an RSDKv3 Dreamcast port

Sonic CD 2011 for SEGA Dreamcast ports the reconstructed RSDKv3 engine to Dreamcast with platform-specific graphics, audio, input, saving and video code. It converts selected audio assets from a user-provided mobile Data.rsdk while leaving other game data in the archive.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 19
Last commit: 2026-09-16
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A mobile-version Sonic CD Data.rsdk and FMV files are required.
Prerequisites: Building requires KallistiOS, mkdcdisc, ffmpeg and Python 3; the README lists GCC 14.3 and KOS 2.2.x compatibility.
Limits: Leaderboards and achievements menus are listed as nonworking.
License: The repository includes an RSDKv3/v4 Decompilation Source Code License v2 file.

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BibTeX

@misc{sonic-cd-dreamcast-port-case,
  title = {{Sonic CD 2011: an RSDKv3 Dreamcast port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/DCRSDK/SonicCD-DC}},
  url = {https://github.com/DCRSDK/SonicCD-DC},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sonic-cd-dreamcast-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

Sonic CD 2011: an RSDKv3 Dreamcast port. https://github.com/DCRSDK/SonicCD-DC (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sonic-cd-dreamcast-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · DCRSDK/SonicCD-DC · Revision 9d8318a
dreamcast/README.md GitHub · DCRSDK/SonicCD-DC · Revision 9d8318a