# Chulip: matching reconstruction of the USA PlayStation 2 game

> Reconstructs readable C source for the USA PlayStation 2 release of Chulip and checks functions against the original executable. Its build compares the full loaded image with a user-supplied disc dump, using compiler-specific profiles and match ledgers. The author reports 1,492 matching functions out of 2,189 provisional functions.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/aaaaaaaaaaway/chulip-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/aaaaaaaaaaway/chulip-decomp/blob/369f9381114be35744f77e357d923846841bfd1e/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chulip-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chulip-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/chulip-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A verified dump of the USA Chulip disc is required.
- **Prerequisites:** The matching workflow uses the historical toolchains recorded in config/toolchains.json.
- **Limits:** The author reports 1,492 of 2,189 provisional functions matched.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/aaaaaaaaaaway/chulip-decomp/blob/369f9381114be35744f77e357d923846841bfd1e/README.md>

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