Case study

azure: matching decompilation of Azure Dreams

azure reconstructs source for the PlayStation game Azure Dreams and builds PSX executables from a user-supplied CD image. Its workflow extracts code and data, compiles C with a source-built PSY-Q 4.1-compatible compiler, and documents per-function matching work and unresolved overlays.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 10
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply the Azure Dreams CD image as az.bin with the SHA256 specified in the README.
Prerequisites: Provide PSY-Q headers and libraries, Docker, MIPS GNU binutils, Python and uv.
Limits: The decompilation is in progress; the author states that overlays still need matching work.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{azure-dreams-decomp-case,
  title = {{azure: matching decompilation of Azure Dreams}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/forestbelton/azure}},
  url = {https://github.com/forestbelton/azure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/azure-dreams-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

azure: matching decompilation of Azure Dreams. https://github.com/forestbelton/azure (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/azure-dreams-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · forestbelton/azure · Revision 31b9bfa
docs/near-misses/README.md GitHub · forestbelton/azure · Revision 31b9bfa