Game Boy Advance Decompilations & Recompilations
35 open-source decompilation and static recompilation projects for Game Boy Advance games — rebuilt from the original binary so they can run natively on modern hardware.
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
A decompilation of Pokémon Emerald that rebuilds a byte-matching GBA ROM from reconstructed source code.
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
A decompilation of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, rebuilding byte-matching ROMs for six known release variants.
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team
A decompilation that rebuilds Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team's Game Boy Advance ROM from source.
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Original game imageClone of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
A disassembly of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (U) that builds a ROM matching a stated SHA-1, from your own base ROM.
Stars220
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2018
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
A disassembly of the USA version of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror that builds a katam.gba ROM.
Stars158
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2020
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Metroid: Zero Mission
A work-in-progress decompilation of Metroid - Zero Mission. It reports 2718 of 2721 functions decompiled (99.89%, 3 left) and all data out…
Stars144
Updated2 months ago
LicenseMIT
Release2023
Genre: Metroidvania
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Emerald
A disassembly of the Japanese version of Pokémon Emerald. It builds one ROM, pokeemerald_jp.gba, identified by a SHA-1 hash.
Stars67
Updated5 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2019
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Metroid Fusion
A work-in-progress decompilation of Metroid Fusion. The README lists 3147 of 3607 functions decompiled (87.24%) and builds the US ROM…
Stars66
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2023
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Mario Kart: Super Circuit
An experimental static recompilation of Mario Kart: Super Circuit for Windows and Linux with link-cable netplay.
Stars64
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Racing
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Original game imageClone of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
A matching decompilation of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories for the Game Boy Advance, targeting US, JP and EU versions.
Stars49
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Golden Sun
A disassembly of Golden Sun that builds a verified ROM; you supply your own USA ROM.
Stars33
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2023
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (USA).
Stars25
Updated3 months ago
LicenseMIT
Release2025
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
In-progress decompilation of the Japanese Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones that builds its ROM from committed source.
Stars19
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All
A disassembly of Gyakuten Saiban 2 (Japan) that builds a ROM.
Stars16
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2021
Genre: adventure video game
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Original game imageClone of Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (GBA, 2001).
Stars15
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
A disassembly of Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga.
Stars15
Updated8 years ago
LicenseMIT
Release2018
Genre: RPG
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Clone of Mega Man Zero
A static recompilation of Mega Man Zero for Game Boy Advance to native PC, built on gbarecomp.
Stars12
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Sonic Battle
A work-in-progress matching decompilation of Sonic Battle for Game Boy Advance, targeting the USA Rev. 0 ROM.
Stars10
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Fighting
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Original game imageClone of Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
An experimental Windows static recompilation of Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World; you supply your own ROM and BIOS.
Stars9
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of The Urbz: Sims in the City
A work-in-progress disassembly and decompilation of The Urbz: Sims in the City for the Game Boy Advance.
Stars8
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2025
Genre: life simulation game
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Original game imageClone of Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
A Windows static recompilation of Super Mario Advance 4 that runs the Game Boy Advance code natively; needs your own ROM and BIOS.
Stars6
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of WarioWare: Twisted!
An experimental static recompilation of WarioWare: Twisted! for Windows and Android with gyro controls; needs your own ROM.
Stars6
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog
A matching decompilation of the GBA game Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog, building a byte-identical ROM.
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Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of The Sims Bustin' Out
A work-in-progress disassembly and decompilation of The Sims: Bustin' Out for the Game Boy Advance.
Stars5
Updated1 year ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2025
Genre: life simulation game
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A static recompilation of the Shrek Movie GBA Video cartridge to native PC; it boots and plays the movie.
Stars0
Updated2 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a game decompilation?
- A decompilation project reconstructs readable source code from a game's compiled binary. Contributors compare their code with the original executable until it produces the same result, which makes the game understandable, rebuildable and portable.
- What is a static recompilation?
- A static recompilation translates the original game's compiled machine code ahead of time into a native program for another platform, usually a PC port, instead of emulating the console while you play.
- Do I need the original game to use these projects?
- In most cases yes. These projects ship code only, not the game's art, audio or data, so you supply your own legally obtained copy. Each page states what a project needs to run.
- Are these projects legal?
- The code written by the project's contributors is licensed by them, but the original game's assets and code stay the property of their rights holders. Each page lists who licenses what, as stated in the project's own repository.