GameCube
PowerPC · 2026
The GameCube's own firmware menu, booting as recompiled native code: LLE-first research on the PowerPC Gekko, honestly labeled as such.
gcnlle, formerly gcnrecompiled (the old URL redirects), is an experimental LLE-first static recompiler for the GameCube's PowerPC Gekko CPU, licensed GPL-3.0. It is built on a pinned snapshot of the mstan/DolRecomp fork of ExpansionPak/DolRecomp, and it starts where the console does: the firmware itself. In the project's own words, it is "research software, not a general GameCube emulator and not ready for ordinary game use".
What works today
It boots the native firmware menu from a user-supplied IPL dump. On Wind Waker, the real IPL, DI, and apploader path reaches the title sailing sequence through content-validated native code plus loud interpreter fallback. The README frames that carefully: it is "an engineering acceptance route, not a whole-game or release claim".
Enhancements
None. This is boot-path research, not a game platform.
Known limitations
Not usable for ordinary games. The Wind Waker path is an acceptance test of the boot chain, and nothing here is a playable release.
Games
No game pages exist for this platform yet.
Reading
gcnlle includes no Nintendo firmware, games, keys, or artwork; the user supplies their own IPL and DSP dumps from hardware they own.