Case study

SegaSonic The Hedgehog: arcade code reconstructed in C

SegaSonic The Hedgehog reconstructs the Sega System 32 arcade game's NEC V60 and Z80 programs as readable C. Its tools disassemble and decompile code, extract assets from the user's MAME ROM set, and compare game, video and sound behavior with reference runs frame by frame. The author reports Windows play for the SDL2 port; Linux and macOS builds had not been tried.

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: 16
Last commit: 2026-10-31
Language: C
License (GitHub): BSD-3-Clause

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The user's SegaSonic The Hedgehog MAME sonic ROM set, Japan revision C.
Prerequisites: Python 3.10+, CMake 3.20+ and a C11/C++17 compiler.
Testing evidence: The SDL2 port was built and played on Windows; Linux and macOS were not tried.
License: BSD-3-Clause licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{segasonic-hedgehog-decomp-case,
  title = {{SegaSonic The Hedgehog: arcade code reconstructed in C}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/cheviman/segasonic-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/cheviman/segasonic-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/segasonic-hedgehog-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

SegaSonic The Hedgehog: arcade code reconstructed in C. https://github.com/cheviman/segasonic-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/segasonic-hedgehog-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · cheviman/segasonic-decomp · Revision bcc641c