Case study

Ape Escape: differential C reconstruction and native port

Ape Escape translates functions from the US PlayStation game's MIPS code into structured C and compares them against the original instructions on shared RAM images. A native SDL3 and OpenGL viewer runs selected game logic; the author reports about 1,500 functions differentially checked.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

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Last commit: 2026-10-15
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply a legally obtained SCUS-94423 bin/cue disc image.
Prerequisites: The documented workflow uses uv and MinGW-w64 GCC; the viewer also needs SDL3 development files.
Limits: Character, HUD and effect drawing remains in progress; most area and boss overlays are not yet ported.
License: MIT for the repository's original code, tools and documentation.

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BibTeX

@misc{ape-escape-decomp-port-case,
  title = {{Ape Escape: differential C reconstruction and native port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/DeprivedPeasant/ape-escape-decomp-port}},
  url = {https://github.com/DeprivedPeasant/ape-escape-decomp-port},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ape-escape-decomp-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

Ape Escape: differential C reconstruction and native port. https://github.com/DeprivedPeasant/ape-escape-decomp-port (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ape-escape-decomp-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · DeprivedPeasant/ape-escape-decomp-port · Revision 0de707d
src/README.md GitHub · DeprivedPeasant/ape-escape-decomp-port · Revision 0de707d