# Yoshi's Island DS: an early DSD and Ghidra decompilation

> Begins a decompilation of Yoshi's Island DS USA 1.0 using DSD and Ghidra. The repository contains ROM configuration and symbol files for the ARM9 and overlays, with a small C source tree for recovered code.

- 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/yoshidonoshi/yids-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/yoshidonoshi/yids-decomp/blob/5ab42c2a074787317ad8ee8af65f688d5e018d2a/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/yoshis-island-ds-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/yoshis-island-ds-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/yoshis-island-ds-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A user-owned USA 1.0 AYWE ROM.
- **Prerequisites:** DSD and Ghidra.
- **Limits:** The C source tree is small relative to the configuration and symbol material.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/yoshidonoshi/yids-decomp/blob/5ab42c2a074787317ad8ee8af65f688d5e018d2a/README.md>

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