Case study

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters — scoped PS2 matching decompilation

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters decomp reconstructs source for US and European PS2 boot executables and level modules against retail bytes. The project separates authored C matches from assembly baselines and records accepted placements and compiler evidence for bounded portions of the game.

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: 7
Last commit: 2026-11-10
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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 lawful copy of a supported US or European PS2 disc.
Prerequisites: Python 3.12 or newer; local SN Systems assembler/linker and pinned GNU EE compiler tools for assembly rebuilds and matching gates.
Limits: Matching scope remains partial, with compiler identity and runtime behavior still open.
License: GPL-3.0 licence.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{ratchet-clank-size-matters-decomp-case,
  title = {{Ratchet \& Clank: Size Matters — scoped PS2 matching decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac5-sm-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac5-sm-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ratchet-clank-size-matters-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters — scoped PS2 matching decompilation. https://github.com/OpenRAC/rac5-sm-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ratchet-clank-size-matters-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · OpenRAC/rac5-sm-decomp · Revision c6bb063
docs/COMPILER-STATUS.md GitHub · OpenRAC/rac5-sm-decomp · Revision c6bb063