The Nintendo 64 release of Banjo-Kazooie has been fully decompiled, which opens up significant opportunities for fan projects and potentially native PC ports. This development is part of a broader trend of decompiling classic games to preserve them and allow for enhancements and modifications.Key Points About the DecompilationCompletion Status: The decompilation project for Banjo-Kazooie is nearly complete, with reports indicating it is over 98% finished. This means that almost all of the game's code has been translated into a format that can be understood and modified by developers.Potential for PC Ports: With the game fully decompiled, it becomes possible to
For about 10 seconds, and then Nintendo lawyers show up in droves.
Well, this list of Unofficial PC Ports proves other wise https://github.com/Sebastrion/awesome-unofficial-pc-ports
They can’t do shit about decompilations, since no copyright is violated. Also: I think M$ is the rightsholder now.
Are the characters themselves still not copyrighted?
And yes, you’re right. It’s been 20+ years, and my brain STILL refuses to believe that Nintendo DIDN’T buy Rare during the gamecube era. It still makes no sense to me. And it’s like my brain refuses to accept it.
You’ll have to supply your own rom. Then it’s not copyright infringement, since you can do whatever you want with the copy you’ve purchased.