Case study

shadowheartsdecompilation: Shadow Hearts PS2 runtime classes decompiled to C++

shadowheartsdecompilation reconstructs C++ source for the core runtime classes of the PS2 game Shadow Hearts. It covers CThread, CTimer, CPoller, CPolling, CPolObj, CDrawObj, CDrawPolling, CDraw, CApp, CPause, FVector and Matrix, with each method annotated with its address in the original executable and written against Emotion Engine kernel calls and hardware timer registers.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C3 notes only

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Evidence

Observed: No code found behind the entry URL.
Scope: Notes
Checked: 2026-11-10

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Requirements & limits

Scope: Covers twelve runtime classes; CApp is decompiled except for its Run method.
Limits: The repository contains C++ sources and headers without build scripts.
License: CC0 1.0 Universal.

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BibTeX

@misc{shadow-hearts-decompilation-case,
  title = {{shadowheartsdecompilation: Shadow Hearts PS2 runtime classes decompiled to C++}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://git.sr.ht/~benoitren/shadowheartsdecompilation}},
  url = {https://git.sr.ht/~benoitren/shadowheartsdecompilation},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-hearts-decompilation-case/}}
}

Plain text

shadowheartsdecompilation: Shadow Hearts PS2 runtime classes decompiled to C++. https://git.sr.ht/~benoitren/shadowheartsdecompilation (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/shadow-hearts-decompilation-case/

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