Case study

MadagascarDecomp: reconstructing Madagascar's source

MadagascarDecomp is a work-in-progress C++ decompilation of the 2005 game Madagascar. Its build uses Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 and RenderWare Graphics SDK, with reccmp scripts for comparing compiled output to an original Game.exe.

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

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2026-11-03
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Visual C++ Toolkit 2003, an x86 Windows SDK, RenderWare Graphics SDK and Python 3.10+ are required for the build.
Prerequisites: An original Game.exe is required for reccmp comparison.
Limits: The decompilation is a work in progress.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{madagascar-decomp-case,
  title = {{MadagascarDecomp: reconstructing Madagascar's source}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/MaxStache/MadagascarDecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/MaxStache/MadagascarDecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/madagascar-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

MadagascarDecomp: reconstructing Madagascar's source. https://github.com/MaxStache/MadagascarDecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/madagascar-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · MaxStache/MadagascarDecomp · Revision d202289