Snowboard Kids Decompiled in 84 Days, Thanks to AI and Community
Decompiling a Nintendo 64 Game in 84 Days
The original Snowboard Kids for Nintendo 64 has been fully decompiled, with all functions matching C implementations that compile to identical machine code. The project took only 84 days, compared to 596 days for its sequel, Snowboard Kids 2. Chris Lewis credits a mix of AI agents, community experts, and improved tooling for the speed. Key factors included using frontier models like Codex, documenting IDO compiler quirks, and leveraging the N64 Decomp Workbench. The decompilation enables better modding and speedrunning insights.
No amount of AI would have been able to replace them.