Mario Kart Double Dash Modification

A project to document and eventually provide modifications for Mario Kart Double Dash for the Nintendo Gamecube.

Setup

1. Setup IDA Pro. Install the DOL loader and GekkoPS plugin
2. Copy an NTSC ROM of Mario Kart Double Dash (GM4E01) into the root of the repository and name it mkdd.iso
3. Run make GM4E01 to extract the ISO using GCDX
4. Open boot.dol from the newly generated GM4E01 directory in IDA Pro
5. Once autoanalysis is complete run scripts/mkdd_dlphn.idc to apply the Dolphin generated variable names to your IDA database.
6. Run scripts/sda_base_labeler.py to label any references to _SDA_BASE_ (r13) and _SDA2_BASE_ (r2). Use the following values to configure the script for Mario Kart Double Dash:
   • _SDA_BASE_ (r13) is 0x803D1420
   • _SDA2_BASE_ (r2) is 0x803D45A0
7. Run mkdd.idc to sync your IDA database with the latest names and comments we have documented in the game's code.
8. Poke around in the IDA database and try to document any new and exciting things you find in the game's code.
9. When you're done run scripts/nintendump.py, select IDA *.idc, overwrite mkdd.idc and submit your changes to this repo.
   • You can also use scripts/nintendump.py to generate a Dolphin symbol map to display the function names from IDA in Dolphin's debugger. To do this you need to select Dolphin *.map and save it as Dolphin Emulator/Maps/GM4E01.map

If you have any issues feel free to contact medsouz for assistance

Features

Mod

• Basic code patching system
• Allows multiple players to select the same characters.
  • Contains a patch to prevent the player from picking the same character twice as this causes a crash

Scripts

• nintendump.py
  • Allows you to dump your IDA database into an IDC script to allow you to distribute your work without having to attach the original source code of the program you're working on.
    • This is useful for any IDA project and isn't Gamecube/Wii specific
  • Allows you to generate a Dolphin debug symbol *.map file to use in Dolphin's debugger
    • This works for both Gamecube and Wii projects
• sda_base_labeler.py
  • Automatically generates comments on most references to _SDA_BASE_ and _SDA2_BASE_ to show the address that they are referencing.
    • This works with any Gamecube project. It may work with Wii projects but I haven't looked into how they handle this.