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Golden Sun

Game Boy Advance2001Beta

alchemy

Decomp · by PascalPixel · github.com

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Original console
Game Boy Advance · Nintendo, 2001
Runs on
Native PC
Platforms
Not confirmedCheck the project's page for the systems it supports.
Method
DecompSource code rebuilt by hand from the original game, then compiled for modern systems.
Status
Beta
Last update
Oct 2026
AI use
AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.

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About Golden Sun

Evil is slowly covering the world. Forces of darkness are pursuing the lost art of Alchemy, and the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. You and your companions, armed with weapons, Psynergy magic, and a host of elemental creatures, must return peace to the world. Golden Sun is an epic role-playing game with an engrossing story, set in a massive world. Gather the elemental Djinn – fire, water, wind and earth – and combine them in unique ways to produce awesome magical effects.

Released
1 Aug 2001
Genre
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Developer
Camelot Software Planning

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Golden Sun PC port: quick answers

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It is in beta: playable, with known issues. Its last update was Oct 2026.
Which systems does it run on?
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Is it an emulator?
No. alchemy rebuilds the game's source code, so it runs as a native program instead of through an emulator.

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