{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "gh3-decomp reconstructs the USA PlayStation 2 release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock as C++ compiled with the game's original compiler. Its build extracts the executable from the user's disc image, splits it, and compares the linked result byte for byte; the author reports that 28.78% of game code is matching C++.",
  "description_zh": "gh3-decomp 将美版 PlayStation 2《Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock》的程序重建为 C++，并使用游戏原版编译器构建。构建流程从用户自备的光盘镜像提取可执行文件、拆分程序，再将链接结果与原版逐字节比对；作者报告 28.78% 的游戏代码已由匹配的 C++ 实现。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/gh3-decomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gh3-decomp-case/",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Ketbome/gh3-decomp/blob/5f24db7eb69ed9f3772bfe9124927670cf42405f/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "gh3-decomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/gh3-decomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/gh3-decomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gh3-decomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "gh3-decomp: matching Guitar Hero III PS2 decompilation",
  "name_zh": "gh3-decomp：《Guitar Hero III》PS2 匹配式反编译",
  "reconstruction_method": "matching-decompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A personal copy of the USA SLUS-21672 disc image is required.",
    "Python 3.9+, 7z, ninja, curl and the setup script's PS2 toolchain are required; the project supports macOS arm64 and Linux x86-64.",
    "The author reports 28.78% of game code in matching C++; remaining functions use original assembly during the build.",
    "GNU AGPL v3.0."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要自行提供美版 SLUS-21672 光盘镜像。",
    "需要 Python 3.9+、7z、ninja、curl 和安装脚本配置的 PS2 工具链；支持 macOS arm64 与 Linux x86-64。",
    "作者报告 28.78% 的游戏代码已由匹配的 C++ 实现；其余函数在构建时仍使用原始汇编。",
    "采用 GNU AGPL v3.0 许可证。"
  ],
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Ketbome/gh3-decomp",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}