Case study

Yoshi's Woolly World: an early game decompilation

Yoshi's Woolly World is an early decompilation of the game with C++ source and headers in the repository. Its build instructions use Green Hills Software MULTI PowerPC v5.3.27 and a Python compile script; assembly diffing and match calculations remain on the task list.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C3 notes only

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2025-01-04
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code observed; no usable documentation found.
Scope: Notes
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Green Hills Software MULTI PowerPC v5.3.27 and its specified compiler, configuration and target files are required.
Limits: Assembly diffing and match-percentage calculations remain planned work.
License: No licence file in the repository.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{yoshis-woolly-world-decomp-case,
  title = {{Yoshi's Woolly World: an early game decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Swiftshine/yww}},
  url = {https://github.com/Swiftshine/yww},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/yoshis-woolly-world-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Yoshi's Woolly World: an early game decompilation. https://github.com/Swiftshine/yww (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/yoshis-woolly-world-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · Swiftshine/yww · Revision 23d1c1c
TODO.md GitHub · Swiftshine/yww · Revision 23d1c1c