{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/crashbashash/DW4_Decomp/blob/39dcd9f3fa87cb198cbf35727b6dde11e26cb6ef/PROGRESS.md",
    "https://github.com/crashbashash/DW4_Decomp/blob/39dcd9f3fa87cb198cbf35727b6dde11e26cb6ef/LICENSE"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "A work-in-progress matching decompilation reconstructs the USA PS2 release of Digimon World 4 as readable C and C++ source. The build compares recovered functions byte for byte with a user-provided retail executable and links remaining code from that executable; the author's progress report lists 76.5% of code bytes as fully matched.",
  "description_zh": "该项目将美版 PS2《Digimon World 4》逐步重建为可读的 C/C++ 源码。构建流程把恢复的函数与用户提供的零售版可执行文件逐字节比对，未恢复部分仍从原文件链接；作者的进度报告称，已有 76.5% 的代码字节完全匹配。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/digimon-world-4-decomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/digimon-world-4-decomp-case/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/crashbashash/DW4_Decomp/blob/39dcd9f3fa87cb198cbf35727b6dde11e26cb6ef/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "digimon-world-4-decomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/digimon-world-4-decomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/digimon-world-4-decomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/digimon-world-4-decomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "Digimon World 4: a matching PS2 decompilation",
  "name_zh": "Digimon World 4：PS2 版本的逐字节匹配反编译",
  "reconstruction_method": "matching-decompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Requires an x86-64 Linux system and a user's own Digimon World 4 USA SLUS-20836 disc image or executable.",
    "The build requires Python 3, GNU make, mipsel-linux-gnu binutils, wibo and the pinned compilers described in the installation guide.",
    "The author reports 76.5% of code bytes fully matched; the decompilation remains unfinished.",
    "Project tooling and documentation are dedicated under CC0 1.0; the LICENSE file gives separate terms for recovered game material."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 x86-64 Linux 系统，以及用户自备的美版《Digimon World 4》SLUS-20836 光盘镜像或可执行文件。",
    "构建需要 Python 3、GNU make、mipsel-linux-gnu binutils、wibo 和安装说明所列的指定编译器。",
    "作者报告 76.5% 的代码字节已完全匹配；反编译仍在进行。",
    "项目工具和文档按 CC0 1.0 发布；LICENSE 文件对恢复出的游戏材料另列条款。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "binary",
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/crashbashash/DW4_Decomp",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-08"
}