Case study

Rayman: matching decompilation of the PAL PS2 main executable

This project decompiles the PAL PlayStation 2 Rayman main executable, SLES_500.44, into C and hand-written assembly. Its build links an ELF at the original addresses and compares the main image and individual functions byte for byte with a locally supplied reference. The author reports 856 of 5,645 functions matching.

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: 3
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: HTML
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows, Python 3, and the Windows py launcher.
Prerequisites: An authorized PAL SLES_500.44 executable matching the setup script's SHA-1 check.
Prerequisites: A legally obtained SN Systems ProDG PS2 SDK with ee-gcc.exe and ee-ld.exe.
Limits: The author reports 856 of 5,645 functions matching; DVP overlays require separate extraction and comparison.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{rayman-pal-ps2-decomp-case,
  title = {{Rayman: matching decompilation of the PAL PS2 main executable}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/everfeel/rayman-revolution-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/everfeel/rayman-revolution-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rayman-pal-ps2-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Rayman: matching decompilation of the PAL PS2 main executable. https://github.com/everfeel/rayman-revolution-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rayman-pal-ps2-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · everfeel/rayman-revolution-decomp · Revision 191c698
LICENSE GitHub · everfeel/rayman-revolution-decomp · Revision 191c698