Case study

Splashdown: a matching PS2 decompilation and Linux port

Splashdown reconstructs C++ source for the NTSC-U PlayStation 2 game and builds a native Linux x86-64 port from it. The project checks reconstructed functions and the linked executable against retail bytes and a SHA-1 hash. The author reports that all 4,356 game functions match and that the Linux port plays the full game at 30 FPS.

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: 10
Last commit: 2026-11-03
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Supply your own Splashdown dump, including its retail executable and, for the port, a disc image.
The matching build uses Metrowerks mwccps2 2.4, wibo, splat, and MIPS GNU binutils; the Linux port uses clang, SDL3, and zlib.

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BibTeX

@misc{splashdown-case,
  title = {{Splashdown: a matching PS2 decompilation and Linux port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/CoastRedWood/splashdown}},
  url = {https://github.com/CoastRedWood/splashdown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/splashdown-case/}}
}

Plain text

Splashdown: a matching PS2 decompilation and Linux port. https://github.com/CoastRedWood/splashdown (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/splashdown-case/

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README.md GitHub · CoastRedWood/splashdown · Revision ea2a067
ports/pc/README.md GitHub · CoastRedWood/splashdown · Revision ea2a067