# F3DEX2: matching disassemblies of Nintendo 64 RSP microcode

> F3DEX2 is a set of matching disassemblies of the Nintendo 64 F3DEX2 and F3DZEX2 RSP microcode family. Matched examples include F3DEX2 2.04 through 2.08H and F3DZEX2 2.06H, 2.08I, and 2.08J, in fifo, xbus, and No Nearclipping variants.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Firmware
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Mr-Wiseguy/f3dex2>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Mr-Wiseguy/f3dex2/blob/bd31393fd02b89e024b043c8c50c9a5a10143fb6/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/f3dex2-disasm/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/f3dex2-disasm/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/f3dex2-disasm/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Further version and flag combinations are expected to match after they are added to ucodes_database.mk.
- The README names no license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Mr-Wiseguy/f3dex2/blob/bd31393fd02b89e024b043c8c50c9a5a10143fb6/README.md>

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