# ssb64-dc: porting Super Smash Bros. to Dreamcast

> ssb64-dc ports the N64 Super Smash Bros. decompilation to Sega Dreamcast. It replaces N64 graphics, audio, and memory paths with Dreamcast implementations, while build tools convert assets from the user's US ROM. The author describes the port as playable but still affected by minor visual issues.

- 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/beigeceleron/ssb64-dc>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/beigeceleron/ssb64-dc/blob/303993a2f47219f5a7938853e0e5fa41e5b893eb/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ssb64-dc-dreamcast-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ssb64-dc-dreamcast-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ssb64-dc-dreamcast-port-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally obtained US N64 ROM named baserom.z64 is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Builds use git and Docker or Podman; the port targets original Dreamcast hardware.
- **Limits:** The author reports minor visual issues in the prerelease.
- **License:** The repository's original work is MIT licensed; ported decompilation code is outside that license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/beigeceleron/ssb64-dc/blob/303993a2f47219f5a7938853e0e5fa41e5b893eb/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/beigeceleron/ssb64-dc/blob/303993a2f47219f5a7938853e0e5fa41e5b893eb/LICENSE>

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