# Harvest Moon: Back to Nature: matching PS1 executable reconstruction

> backtonature-decompiled reconstructs the US PlayStation release of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature as C that compiles to a byte-identical SLUS_011.15 executable. Its build generates reference assembly and game data locally from a user-provided copy, then checks individual functions and the full executable.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/beruanglaut-com/backtonature-decompiled>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/beruanglaut-com/backtonature-decompiled/blob/48dde7c61670be4d73acfca02062a3463655700a/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/backtonature-decompiled-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/backtonature-decompiled-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/backtonature-decompiled-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally obtained US SLUS-01115 game copy and a PSY-Q 4.6 SDK are required.
- **Prerequisites:** Building requires Docker and Python 3.10+ on the host.
- **Scope:** The reconstructed scope excludes linked PSY-Q runtime libraries and A_FILE.BIN code overlays.
- **License:** Unlicense.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/beruanglaut-com/backtonature-decompiled/blob/48dde7c61670be4d73acfca02062a3463655700a/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/beruanglaut-com/backtonature-decompiled/blob/48dde7c61670be4d73acfca02062a3463655700a/NOTICE.md>
3. <https://github.com/beruanglaut-com/backtonature-decompiled/blob/48dde7c61670be4d73acfca02062a3463655700a/LICENSE>

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