# Super Mario RPG: an SNES disassembly assembled with extracted assets

> Super Mario RPG reconstructs the SNES game's code as assembly with ROM maps and supporting scripts. The framework extracts assets from a user-supplied ROM, then assembles the game with Asar; its build script lists US and Japanese ROM options.

- 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/Yoshifanatic1/Super-Mario-RPG-Disassembly>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Yoshifanatic1/Super-Mario-RPG-Disassembly/blob/57cb707669d71bb55817a0f88d28b3018c8bec57/Framework%20Readme.txt>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-rpg-disassembly-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-rpg-disassembly-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/super-mario-rpg-disassembly-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Provide a Super Mario RPG ROM for asset extraction.
- **Prerequisites:** Use Asar and the supplied assembly scripts; some framework components require Windows.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Yoshifanatic1/Super-Mario-RPG-Disassembly/blob/57cb707669d71bb55817a0f88d28b3018c8bec57/Framework%20Readme.txt>
2. <https://github.com/Yoshifanatic1/Super-Mario-RPG-Disassembly/blob/57cb707669d71bb55817a0f88d28b3018c8bec57/SMRPG/Assemble_SMRPG.bat>

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