# Final Fantasy VIII: decompiling the PlayStation game > This is a work-in-progress decompilation of Final Fantasy VIII for the PlayStation, USA SLUS-008.92. Progress is tracked on decomp.dev. - Type: Case study - Targets: Game - Category: Independent reconstruction cases - Relationship: Independent reconstruction project - Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07 - Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09 - Original resource: - Primary source: - Catalog page: - Record JSON: - Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ff8-decomp-case/index.md) ## Requirements & limits - Place a BIN of USA disc 1, SLUS-008.92, in the rom folder. The setup command creates a Python virtual environment, installs splat, extracts the disc, checks its SHA-1, and extracts SLUS_008.92 plus the executables and overlays. - The README names no license. ## Primary sources 1. ## More in Games - [Final Fantasy X: an early decompilation of International and US alpha builds](https://awesomerea.org/resources/final-fantasy-x-decomp-case/index.md) · Case study - [Fire Emblem: a partial US GBA disassembly and decompilation](https://awesomerea.org/resources/fe7-us-decomp-case/index.md) · Case study - [Firefighter: a decompiled DOS game ported to Rust](https://awesomerea.org/resources/firefighter-rust-port-case/index.md) · Case study - [Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted: a Vive 1.0.11 code reconstruction](https://awesomerea.org/resources/help-wanted-vive-decomp-case/index.md) · Case study - [FlyingDodgem: decompiling and porting HOVER!](https://awesomerea.org/resources/flyingdodgem-hover-case/index.md) · Case study - [Frogger: SNES disassembly and ROM reconstruction](https://awesomerea.org/resources/frogger-snes-disassembly-case/index.md) · Case study ## About this entry The description was reviewed against primary sources. Original editorial content: MIT. Linked projects, papers and assets retain their own rights and licenses.