# Crash Bandicoot: a matching PlayStation decompilation

> Crash Bandicoot Decompilation reconstructs the North American PlayStation game's executable as C and compares compiled functions and the rebuilt image with retail bytes. Its workflow uses function probes, relocation-aware comparison and a full executable SHA-1 check; it also includes a GOOL Lisp bytecode decompiler and assembler.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/khasinski/crash-bandicoot-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/khasinski/crash-bandicoot-decomp/blob/5a4d31a82a6ced36e977d3b94a70a925d26099ef/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/crash-bandicoot-matching-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/crash-bandicoot-matching-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/crash-bandicoot-matching-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally obtained North American Crash Bandicoot disc containing SCUS_949.00 is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.12, 7-Zip, MIPS GNU binutils and the documented GCC/maspsx toolchain are required; macOS setup also uses Docker.
- **Limits:** The matching decompilation is in progress.
- **License:** No open-source licence has been selected; project-authored source remains under default copyright.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/khasinski/crash-bandicoot-decomp/blob/5a4d31a82a6ced36e977d3b94a70a925d26099ef/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/khasinski/crash-bandicoot-decomp/blob/5a4d31a82a6ced36e977d3b94a70a925d26099ef/LICENSE.md>

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