# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp/blob/76c11f72110f735c7428c1473c2547de3c45bab7/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/saint-seiya-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/saint-seiya-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/saint-seiya-recomp-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp/blob/76c11f72110f735c7428c1473c2547de3c45bab7/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/matpdev/SaintSeiyaRecomp/blob/76c11f72110f735c7428c1473c2547de3c45bab7/disc/README.md>

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