The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA, 2004) has a matching decompilation, zeldaret/tmc, and 7 other public projects, including a static recompilation and a source port.

Data checked 2026-10-12 · unbaked registry

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Projects

tmc

Matching decomp914 starspushed 2026-09-27no license

Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (USA/JP/EU)

matching decomp (USA/JP/EU)

zelda-tmc-3ds

Source portdecompiled C compiled natively (GCC/Clang) + host platform layer (SDL…746 starspushed 2026-10-09GPL-3.0 licenserelease v2.1

Native Nintendo 3DS port of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap based on Project Picori

3DS homebrew port with dual-screen support, based on Picori

tmc-android

Source portdecompiled C compiled natively (GCC/Clang) + host platform layer (SDL…191 starspushed 2026-08-19custom licenserelease v1.2

Minish Cap dual-screen mod for the AYN Thor — bottom-screen map, quest status and touch inventory, all decoded from the ROM at runtime

Minish Cap dual-screen mod/port for the AYN Thor (Android): bottom-screen map, quest status and touch inventory decoded from the ROM at runtime; basis for the 3DS dual-screen port

auto-tmc

Source portGUI to build the tmc PC port66 starspushed 2026-07-25no licenserelease 1.0.1

GUI to automate tmc setup (must provide own rom file)

GUI to automate tmc setup (must provide own rom file); [listed in Sebastrion/awesome-unofficial-pc-ports as recommended ⭐]

Alek's Ultimate NX Edition

Source portdecompiled C compiled natively (GCC/Clang) + host platform layer (SDL…47 starspushed 2026-10-05no licenserelease v1.5.1

Nintendo Switch-focused Minish Cap port with DUAL/FLIP layouts, touchscreen second-screen UI, RetroAchievements and QoL improvements. Unofficial fan project; no ROM included.

Nintendo Switch-focused port (Picori-based) with dual/flip layouts, touchscreen UI, RetroAchievements

MinishCapRecomp

Static recompgbarecomp (R.A.I.D.)17 starspushed 2026-09-27custom licenserelease v0.0.5

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap recompiled for the Game Boy Advance using gbarecomp · Part of the R.A.I.D. community

recompiled using gbarecomp

minish-cap-port-trimui-knullinew, unvetted

Source portdecompiled C compiled natively (GCC/Clang) + host platform layer (SDL…2 starspushed 2026-09-20GPL-3.0 licenserelease v1.0.0-tsp

Native PortMaster port of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Project Picori) tailored for Trimui Smart Pro running KNULLI OS (aarch64 / 1280x720).

Native PortMaster port of Project Picori for Trimui Smart Pro (aarch64 Linux)

tmc-webnew, unvetted

Matching decompthe zeldaret/tmc decompilation, built to a matching ROM and run on a…0 starspushed 2026-10-05no license

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap: byte-matching decompilation build, plus a bring-your-own-ROM browser port on WebAssembly. Ships no game assets.

andrewnakas/decompgames browser build: the zeldaret/tmc decompilation, built to a matching ROM and run on a WebAssembly build of mGBA; verification: {"status": "smoke-tested", "date": null, "browsers":, "scope": "Muted headless run: boot…

What you need

You need your own copy of the game: these projects ship code only.

Same toolchain

GameMethodYearStarsLast push

SNESThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastDecompStatic recomp+419914.8k2026-10-12 GBAPokémon FireRed and LeafGreenMatching decompStatic recomp+320043.9k2026-10-12 GBAPokémon EmeraldMatching decompDecomp+320043.6k2026-10-12 MACSimCitySource releaseStatic recomp+419891.1k2026-10-11 GBAPokémon Ruby and SapphireMatching decompStatic recomp+120021.0k2026-10-05 GBAPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue TeamMatching decompStatic recomp+120052842026-10-09 GBAFire Emblem: The Sacred StonesMatching decompStatic recomp+120042252026-10-12 SNESStar FoxMatching decompStatic recomp+21993722026-10-12

More on GBA

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GBASonic Advance 2Matching decompReimplementation+220026752026-09-16 GBAGolden SunMatching decompStatic recomp+320012072026-10-12 GBAPhoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyMatching decompAgent environment2001522026-09-12 GBAMetroid: Zero MissionSource releaseMatching decomp+320041462026-10-11 GBAKirby & The Amazing MirrorMatching decomp20041572026-09-17 GBAPokémon Pinball: Ruby & SapphireMatching decompDisassembly20031462026-10-11 GBAMother 3Matching decompStatic recomp+12006872026-10-12 GBAPokémon Emerald RogueDecomp20041372026-09-14

Found via nio03.github.io/unricopie/en/port/minish-cap-3ds, Sebastrion/awesome-unofficial-pc-ports, andrewnakas/decompgames/blob/main/src/data/games, andrewnakas.github.io/tmc-web/

GitHub data checked 2026-10-12. Notes are summaries from the research pass; the project pages are the authority.