Case study
sctools: Sega Channel image extraction and nsf.exe decompilation
sctools contains an approximate, nonmatching C decompilation of nsf.exe and a C++ tool that extracts files from Sega Channel game distribution images.
- Targets
- Binary · Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C3 notes only
- Stars
- 9
- Last commit
- 2024-12-10
- Language
- C
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence
- Observed
- Code observed; no usable documentation found.
- Scope
- Notes
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: A Sega Channel game distribution image is the extractor's input.
- Limits: The nsf.exe decompilation is nonmatching.
- License: No licence file in the repository.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{sctools-sega-channel-case,
title = {{sctools: Sega Channel image extraction and nsf.exe decompilation}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/nfroggy/sctools}},
url = {https://github.com/nfroggy/sctools},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sctools-sega-channel-case/}}
}Plain text
sctools: Sega Channel image extraction and nsf.exe decompilation. https://github.com/nfroggy/sctools (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sctools-sega-channel-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- readme.txt GitHub · nfroggy/sctools · Revision b2b6ac1
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