Case study

Monster Hunter: PS2 decompilation and PC/Xbox ports

Monster Hunter decompiles Japanese PS2 releases of Monster Hunter, Monster Hunter G and Monster Hunter 2 into C checked against users' discs, then runs the reconstructed code on PC and the original Xbox through new platform layers. The tools survey ELF symbols, extract AFS data and overlays, and compare compiled functions with original bytes. The author reports playable PC and Xbox builds for the first two games, while Monster Hunter 2 remains at an early port stage.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 3
Last commit: 2026-11-04
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Users must provide their own game disc images and original PS2 compilers for byte comparison.
Prerequisites: The project documents a Linux setup using splat64 and PS2 EE binutils.
Limits: Monster Hunter 2's PC port is at an early stage; its Xbox port has not been tried.
License: MIT license for the project's own code, tools and documentation.

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BibTeX

@misc{monster-hunter-ps2-pc-xbox-case,
  title = {{Monster Hunter: PS2 decompilation and PC/Xbox ports}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/itsbigcforme67/mh1-xbox}},
  url = {https://github.com/itsbigcforme67/mh1-xbox},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/monster-hunter-ps2-pc-xbox-case/}}
}

Plain text

Monster Hunter: PS2 decompilation and PC/Xbox ports. https://github.com/itsbigcforme67/mh1-xbox (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/monster-hunter-ps2-pc-xbox-case/

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README.md GitHub · itsbigcforme67/mh1-xbox · Revision c0d59fb
docs/STATUS.md GitHub · itsbigcforme67/mh1-xbox · Revision c0d59fb