Case study

PES6 decompilation: matching the PS2 PAL executable and overlays

PES6 decompilation reconstructs C source for the PlayStation 2 PAL release of Pro Evolution Soccer 6, covering its resident executable, 26 executable overlays and an auxiliary ELF. Local builds compare recovered functions with the user's game inputs; the author reports 10,930 exact function matches and separately tracks provisional nonmatching C.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 14
Last commit: 2026-11-08
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's own supported PAL disc image containing SLES-542.03 is required.
Prerequisites: Linux or WSL, Python 3.11+, Bash, MIPS binutils and separately supplied compiler binaries are required.
Limits: The author reports 10,930 exact matches among 34,901 function targets; nonmatching reconstructions have provisional types and call contracts.
License: The repository contains GPL-2.0 and other third-party licence notices; see LICENSES and THIRD_PARTY.md.

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BibTeX

@misc{pes6decomp-case,
  title = {{PES6 decompilation: matching the PS2 PAL executable and overlays}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Subarasheese/pes6decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/Subarasheese/pes6decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pes6decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

PES6 decompilation: matching the PS2 PAL executable and overlays. https://github.com/Subarasheese/pes6decomp (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pes6decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · Subarasheese/pes6decomp · Revision e546e4c
docs/nonmatching.md GitHub · Subarasheese/pes6decomp · Revision e546e4c
THIRD_PARTY.md GitHub · Subarasheese/pes6decomp · Revision e546e4c