Case study

Saint Seiya: The Hades: a PS2 static recompilation for Linux

Saint Seiya: The Hades is ported to Linux by translating the European PS2 executable's MIPS R5900 functions to C and building them with a native runtime. The runtime models PS2 CPU, IOP, graphics and audio services, reads the user's disc image, and renders through Vulkan or a software GS; the author reports that the separate assembly rebuild matches the original byte for byte.

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: 25
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The user's own European Saint Seiya: The Hades disc, release SLES-54162.
Prerequisites: Linux x86-64 with GCC, Python 3, glslc, SDL3 3.2+, a Vulkan driver and FFmpeg libraries for the opening video.
Limits: Full playthrough testing and Windows or macOS support are unfinished; no game function has yet been source-decompiled.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{saint-seiya-recomp-case,
  title = {{Saint Seiya: The Hades: a PS2 static recompilation for Linux}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/saint-seiya-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Saint Seiya: The Hades: a PS2 static recompilation for Linux. https://github.com/matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/saint-seiya-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp · Revision 76c11f7
disc/README.md GitHub · matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp · Revision 76c11f7