alt Hacker NewsI would be interested in a write up of how to get started with something like this. I know there are tools like REA now, but it still seems daunting for someone that has never done game development or decompiled anything before.
I would be interested in a write up of how to get started with something like this. I know there are tools like REA now, but it still seems daunting for someone that has never done game development or decompiled anything before.
Check the repo: the README already has a Method, Findings and Pipeline section, so that's kind of the start of a guide already.
If you want something simpler to begin with, look at N64Recomp (that's what gave us the PC ports of Zelda Majora's Mask) or XenonRecomp (Xbox 360, used for Sonic Unleashed), they're static recompilations too and way better documented than mine as of now haha. And to look inside an executable, Ghidra is free (made by the NSA, fun fact). A proper write-up might come at some point, but no promises on a date :)
Also, I had never done anything like this before either!