# Dino Crisis 2 Decompilation: a matching PlayStation reconstruction

> Dino Crisis 2 Decompilation reconstructs the US PlayStation game's executable and 82 code overlays in C and assembly. The build uses a period toolchain, preserves unmatched functions as assembly and checks every rebuilt code binary against its original SHA-1.

- 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/anzaldoivan/dino-crisis-2-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/anzaldoivan/dino-crisis-2-decomp/blob/3ea4c75f4329c44849d67ff6ef1ac30720db11ff/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dino-crisis-2-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dino-crisis-2-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dino-crisis-2-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply a legally obtained copy of the US PlayStation game, SLUS-01279.
- **Limits:** Unmatched functions remain in assembly.
- **License:** MIT license for tools and documentation.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/anzaldoivan/dino-crisis-2-decomp/blob/3ea4c75f4329c44849d67ff6ef1ac30720db11ff/README.md>

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