Case study
Secret Agent Clank: matching PlayStation 2 decompilation
Secret Agent Clank reconstructs C and C++ source for the US and PAL PlayStation 2 releases, including the boot executable and SNR2 level modules. Its workflow tracks function bodies and placements, compares builds against retail hashes, and records progress by version. The author describes the work as ongoing.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
- Stars
- 7
- Last commit
- 2026-11-08
- Language
- C
- License (GitHub)
- GPL-3.0
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Python 3.10+ and legally obtained US or PAL game disc images for build and comparison.
- Limits: Matching decompilation is a work in progress.
- License: GPL-3.0 for project-authored code.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{rac-secret-agent-clank-decomp-case,
title = {{Secret Agent Clank: matching PlayStation 2 decompilation}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac-sac-decomp}},
url = {https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac-sac-decomp},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac-secret-agent-clank-decomp-case/}}
}Plain text
Secret Agent Clank: matching PlayStation 2 decompilation. https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac-sac-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac-secret-agent-clank-decomp-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · OpenRAC/rac-sac-decomp · Revision 009933d
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