Recomp

Yo-kai Watch series (Nintendo 3DS games) PC/Linux/macOS port

by clockwork-recompdev

This page was last updated Oct 19, 2026.

About this recompilation

A multi-game Nintendo 3DS recompilation collection, not a retail compilation: Yo-kai Watch; Yo-kai Watch 2 Bony Spirits, Fleshy Souls and Psychic Specters; Blasters Red Cat Corps and White Dog Squad; Yo-kai Watch 3, including Japanese Sushi, Tempura and Sukiyaki; and Japanese Busters 2 Sword and Magnum. Public ARM-to-C tools and a native runtime build separate game/region modules from the player's own decrypted cartridges and updates. Releases supply the launcher/runtime and tools, not games.

Platform support & installation

PC

Build required

Ahead-of-time ARM/Thumb-to-C recompilation into game-specific native modules with SDL3 runtime

Requirements

Own decrypted dump of each desired supported 3DS cartridge; decrypted owned update CIA/CXI required for that update's content. Each game and region compiles separately. No ROM, firmware or generated game code is included. Windows x64; Visual Studio Build Tools with Desktop development with C++ for compiling game modules.

Sources

No independent game or hardware testing performed; all playability remains Unknown. Maintainer says Psychic Specters is most tested; other games/regions are newer. USA releases and Busters 2 are the documented tested versions; recognition/build configuration alone does not establish playability. v0.4.0 update/title-capture testing is specific to Blasters, not every game. Launcher/tool downloads still require compiling each game locally; no game executable or data is supplied.

Maintainer documentation · Reported Oct 18, 2026 · Checked Oct 19, 2026 · v0.4.0 launcher/runtime; local game modules

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Linux

Build required

Ahead-of-time ARM/Thumb-to-C recompilation into game-specific native modules with SDL3 runtime

Requirements

Own decrypted dump of each desired supported 3DS cartridge; decrypted owned update CIA/CXI required for that update's content. Each game and region compiles separately. No ROM, firmware or generated game code is included. Linux x64; gcc or clang, and system libcurl/libarchive; the release package supplies SDL3.

Sources

No independent game or hardware testing performed; all playability remains Unknown. Maintainer says Psychic Specters is most tested; other games/regions are newer. USA releases and Busters 2 are the documented tested versions; recognition/build configuration alone does not establish playability. v0.4.0 update/title-capture testing is specific to Blasters, not every game. Launcher/tool downloads still require compiling each game locally; no game executable or data is supplied.

Maintainer documentation · Reported Oct 18, 2026 · Checked Oct 19, 2026 · v0.4.0 launcher/runtime; local game modules

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macOS

Build required

Ahead-of-time ARM/Thumb-to-C recompilation into game-specific native modules with SDL3 runtime

Requirements

Own decrypted dump of each desired supported 3DS cartridge; decrypted owned update CIA/CXI required for that update's content. Each game and region compiles separately. No ROM, firmware or generated game code is included. Apple Silicon macOS; Xcode Command Line Tools for compiling game modules. No Intel Mac release verified.

Sources

No independent game or hardware testing performed; all playability remains Unknown. Maintainer says Psychic Specters is most tested; other games/regions are newer. USA releases and Busters 2 are the documented tested versions; recognition/build configuration alone does not establish playability. v0.4.0 update/title-capture testing is specific to Blasters, not every game. Launcher/tool downloads still require compiling each game locally; no game executable or data is supplied.

Maintainer documentation · Reported Oct 18, 2026 · Checked Oct 19, 2026 · v0.4.0 launcher/runtime; local game modules

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