Awesome GameCube Development

A curated list of Nintendo GameCube development resources including toolchains, documentation, emulators, example code, and more. Currently an early work in progress. Contributions welcome.

Contents

• Documentation
• Emulators
• Development Hardware
• Tools and Libraries
• Reverse Engineering
  • Projects

Documentation

• GameCube Homebrew - AJ ONeal's comprehensive and approachable homebrew overview
• GameCube Architecture - An overview of the console architecture
• GCForever Wiki - A wiki with hardware details and a number of how-to articles

Emulators

• Dolphin - The preeminent GameCube (and Wii) emulator

Development Hardware

• GC Loader PnP - (Also available at Black Dog Tech) A plug-and-play DVD drive replacement capable of loading backups and homebrew

Tools and Libraries

• decomp-toolkit - A GameCube and Wii decompilation toolkit
• dtk-template - A project template for GameCube and Wii decompilation projects
• dtk-template-build - A build repository template for the aforementioned dtk-template
• objdiff - A local diffing tool for decompilation projects
• Swiss - An all-in-one homebrew utility capable of launching homebrew from a variety of devices

Reverse Engineering

Projects

Game Decompilation

• Animal Crossing - An in-progress decompilation of Animal Crossing
• Chibi-Robo! - An in-progress decompilation of Chibi-Robo!
• Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life - An in-progress decompilation of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life
• Homeland - An in-progress decompilation of Homeland
• Kirby Air Ride - An in-progress decompilation of Kirby Air Ride
• Luigi's Mansion - An in-progress decompilation of Luigi's Mansion
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!! - An in-progress decompilation of Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
• Mario Party 4 - An in-progress decompilation of Mario Party 4
• Mario Party 5 - An in-progress decompilation of Mario Party 5
• Mario Party 6 - An in-progress decompilation of Mario Party 6
• Mario Party 7 - An in-progress decompilation of Mario Party 7
• Mario Superstar Baseball - An in-progress decompilation of Mario Superstar Baseball
• Metroid Prime - An in-progress decompilation of Metroid Prime
• Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - An in-progress decompilation of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
• Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4 - An in-progress decompilation of Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - An in-progress decompilation of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
• Pikmin - An in-progress decompilation of Pikmin
• Pikmin 2 - An in-progress decompilation of Pikmin 2
• Sonic Adventure DX - An in-progress decompilation of Sonic Adventure DX
• Sonic Riders - An in-progress decompilation of Sonic Riders
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - An in-progress decompilation of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom
• Super Mario Sunshine - An in-progress decompilation of Super Mario Sunshine
• Super Monkey Ball - An in-progress decompilation of Super Monkey Ball
• Super Smash Bros. Melee - An in-progress decompilation of Super Smash Bros. Melee
• The Incredibles - An in-progress decompilation of The Incredibles
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - An in-progress decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - An in-progress decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• Ty the Tasmanian Tiger - An in-progress decompilation of Ty the Tasmanian Tiger