# Super Smash Bros. 64: matching Nintendo 64 decompilation

> Super Smash Bros. 64 Decompilation rebuilds the US Super Smash Bros. ROM for the Nintendo 64. The README gives the baserom hashes, extracts assembly and assets with splat, and includes diff and m2c helpers for matching work.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/VetriTheRetri/ssb-decomp-re>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/VetriTheRetri/ssb-decomp-re/blob/572a747d8171137718fad472c5d7473dc7309ffd/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ssb64-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ssb64-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ssb64-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- The US ROM SHA-1 is e2929e10fccc0aa84e5776227e798abc07cedabf. Place it at baserom.us.z64.
- Run bash ./installDependencies.sh, then make init, which extracts and builds. Later builds use make.
- macOS builds use MIPS binutils and GNU make from MacPorts.
- The README names no license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/VetriTheRetri/ssb-decomp-re/blob/572a747d8171137718fad472c5d7473dc7309ffd/README.md>

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