Case study

Super Mario Sunshine: a PS5 port of the decompiled game

PS5_Sunshine adapts the decompilation-based Super Mario Sunshine PC port to PlayStation 5 with platform code, SDL drivers and build patches. It compiles game code for the console and reads models, levels, sound and movies from the user's North American disc image.

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: 13
Last commit: 2026-10-14
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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: A PS5 capable of running homebrew and a personal North American GMSE01 revision 0 disc image are required.
Testing evidence: The author reports play through Delfino Plaza and Bianco Hills episode 1; later areas remain unplayed on PS5.
License: The repository as a whole is GPL-3.0; individual files have the licences listed in LICENSING.md.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{ps5-sunshine-case,
  title = {{Super Mario Sunshine: a PS5 port of the decompiled game}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/griches/PS5_Sunshine}},
  url = {https://github.com/griches/PS5_Sunshine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ps5-sunshine-case/}}
}

Plain text

Super Mario Sunshine: a PS5 port of the decompiled game. https://github.com/griches/PS5_Sunshine (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ps5-sunshine-case/

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README.md GitHub · griches/PS5_Sunshine · Revision e01f5db
LICENSING.md GitHub · griches/PS5_Sunshine · Revision e01f5db