Case study

Wonder: a matching decompilation of Wonder Project J2

Wonder reconstructs code for the Japanese Nintendo 64 release of Wonder Project J2 and rebuilds a hash-checked ROM from the user's copy. Its source tree contains C, assembly and extraction tools, while its notes describe the game's ROM layout and SPI compression variants.

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: 8
Last commit: 2026-09-03
Language: C
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A prior copy of the game ROM is required to extract assets and assembly.
Prerequisites: The build uses MIPS binutils, Python and platform-specific build dependencies.
Limits: The author reports the game-code decompilation is in progress and reports 41.82% byte progress.
License: CC0-1.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{wonder-project-j2-decomp-case,
  title = {{Wonder: a matching decompilation of Wonder Project J2}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/LLONSIT-glitch/wonder}},
  url = {https://github.com/LLONSIT-glitch/wonder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/wonder-project-j2-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Wonder: a matching decompilation of Wonder Project J2. https://github.com/LLONSIT-glitch/wonder (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/wonder-project-j2-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · LLONSIT-glitch/wonder · Revision ec8ad7f