Nintendo DS Decompilations & Recompilations
18 open-source decompilation and static recompilation projects for Nintendo DS games — rebuilt from the original binary so they can run natively on modern hardware.
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
A work-in-progress decompilation rebuilding Pokémon Platinum's Nintendo DS ROM from source.
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
A work-in-progress decompilation of Pokémon Diamond, targeting byte-matching Diamond and Pearl ROM builds.
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Clone of Metroid Prime Hunters
A public-alpha native recompilation of the USA revision-0 release of Metroid Prime Hunters, built on ndsrecomp.
Stars248
Updated1 month ago
LicenseMIT
Release2026
Genre: FPS
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Original game imageClone of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
A matching decompilation of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for Nintendo DS; all EU ARM9 functions are matched.
Stars74
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of New Super Mario Bros.
An early-stage decompilation of New Super Mario Bros. that cannot yet be compiled into a full ROM.
Stars62
Updated2 months ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2025
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Pokémon Black
A decompilation of Pokemon Black for the Nintendo DS that builds the Version 1.0 USA/EUR ROM.
Stars53
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2025
Genre: RPG
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Original game imageClone of Rhythm Heaven
A work-in-progress decompilation of the Nintendo DS game Rhythm Heaven (USA, Rev 0).
Stars48
Updated4 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2022
Genre: Rhythm
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Original game imageClone of Sonic Rush Adventure
An early-stage matching decompilation of the DS game Sonic Rush Adventure, built from a player-supplied ROM and not yet playable.
Platforms:DS
Stars42
Updated5 months ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
Genre: Action
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Original game imageClone of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
A work-in-progress decompilation of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for the DS; you must own the game.
Stars30
Updated1 year ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2024
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of The World Ends with You
A reverse-engineered codebase for The World Ends With You (Nintendo DS); you supply your own ROM to build.
Stars30
Updated1 month ago
LicenseCC0-1.0
Release2025
Genre: RPG
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Archived
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Original game imageClone of Super Mario 64 DS
A decompilation of Super Mario 64 DS that builds the European ROM.
Stars10
Updated2 years ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2024
Genre: Platform
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Original game imageClone of Dragon Quest IV
A decompilation of Dragon Quest IV for the Nintendo DS, using ds-decomp; only the European version is supported so far.
Stars7
Updated1 month ago
LicenseUnknown
Release2026
Genre: RPG
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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.