What is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is an open-source decompilation of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported.

Do I need the original game files to run Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. Decompilation project that requires an existing copy of the game disc image to build.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

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Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported.

Based on Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door screenshot

Links, repository & details

About

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is a 2004 GameCube role-playing game by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo, the second game in the Paper Mario series. A work-in-progress decompilation of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, currently supporting the Japanese Rev 0 version (G8MJ01). The repository contains no game assets or assembly and is not playable on its own.

Getting started

Aimed at developers: copy your own disc image into the project, then configure with Python and build with ninja. An existing copy of the game is required.

Known issues & limitations

The decompilation is a work in progress.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game. Decompilation project that requires an existing copy of the game disc image to build.

You need an existing copy of the game; the repository does not include its assets or assembly.

FAQ

What is Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door is an open-source decompilation of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported.
Do I need the original game files to run Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. Decompilation project that requires an existing copy of the game disc image to build.