Case study

Pepsiman: a matching PlayStation decompilation

Reconstructs C source for the Japanese PlayStation release of Pepsiman, including its main executable and 22 code overlays. The build compares output byte for byte with files extracted from a user-supplied retail disc.

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: 1
Last commit: 2026-10-20
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-supplied Japanese Pepsiman retail disc, SLPS-01762, and Sony Psy-Q SDK files.
Prerequisites: Linux with Python 3, Git, curl, make and a C compiler.
License: The author's original work is licensed CC0-1.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{pepsiman-matching-decomp-case,
  title = {{Pepsiman: a matching PlayStation decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/brian-oblivion/pepsiman-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/brian-oblivion/pepsiman-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pepsiman-matching-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Pepsiman: a matching PlayStation decompilation. https://github.com/brian-oblivion/pepsiman-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pepsiman-matching-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · brian-oblivion/pepsiman-decomp · Revision e745757
LICENSE GitHub · brian-oblivion/pepsiman-decomp · Revision e745757