Do I need the original game files to run The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. An existing copy of the game is required; the disc image can be deleted after initial build to save space.

Does the repository include game assets or assembly?

No. An existing copy of the game is required.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

DecompilationActiveUnplayableGameCube

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

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About

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is a 2002 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. This is a work-in-progress decompilation of The Wind Waker for GameCube, supporting all official regional GameCube releases (USA/Korea, PAL, Japan) plus the Japanese kiosk demo. It contains no game assets or assembly code and is explicitly not intended to become a port to PC or any other platform — the goal is a binary identical to the original, built from your own disc image.

Known issues & limitations

The decompilation is a work in progress.
The repository does not include game assets or assembly.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (GameCube version). An existing copy of the game is required; the disc image can be deleted after initial build to save space.

You need an existing copy of the game.

Credits & contributing

The project rejects pull requests that are primarily AI-generated or copy-pasted from Ghidra's decompiler output, requiring human-reviewed, readable code.

FAQ

What is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker?: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an open-source decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. Source code reconstructed from the original game's compiled binary, so the game can be understood, rebuilt and ported. The original game ran on GameCube.
Do I need the original game files to run The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy. An existing copy of the game is required; the disc image can be deleted after initial build to save space.
Does the repository include game assets or assembly?: No. An existing copy of the game is required.