Case study

Driver 1 decomp: matching Driver and porting it to Linux

Driver 1 decomp reconstructs Driver: You Are the Wheelman for PlayStation in C while retaining original hand-written assembly routines, and compares rebuilt code with the original executable and overlays. Its Linux port runs the reconstructed game through PsyCross with SDL2 and OpenGL using data extracted from the user's own US Rev 1 disc. The author reports 1248 of 1259 game functions matched across the listed binaries.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 7
Last commit: 2026-11-02
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Own US Rev 1 disc image of Driver: You Are the Wheelman (SLUS_008.42).
Prerequisites: Linux, Python 3, and Podman or Docker for the documented setup script.
Limits: The author reports 1248 of 1259 game functions matched; other platforms and a 64-bit build remain planned.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{driver-1-decomp-case,
  title = {{Driver 1 decomp: matching Driver and porting it to Linux}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/olink9/driver1-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/olink9/driver1-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/driver-1-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Driver 1 decomp: matching Driver and porting it to Linux. https://github.com/olink9/driver1-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/driver-1-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · olink9/driver1-decomp · Revision e8d3aa9
port/README.md GitHub · olink9/driver1-decomp · Revision e8d3aa9