# Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer: matching PlayStation decompilation

> Spyro 2: Gateway to Glimmer is being reconstructed as matching C for the European PlayStation release SCES-021.04. The build uses GCC 2.7.2 and an ASPSX 2.56-compatible pipeline for the main executable and 32 WAD overlays. The author reports a byte-identical rebuild of the executable, overlays, and complete WAD while C replacement remains partial.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/marcovoc/spyro2-decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/marcovoc/spyro2-decomp/blob/ad5e4dcd241f9409e21197307a8cefe6ffaedcca/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/spyro-2-gateway-to-glimmer-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/spyro-2-gateway-to-glimmer-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/spyro-2-gateway-to-glimmer-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Linux x86_64 and the executable and WAD from the user's retail copy are required.
- **Limits:** C replacement is incomplete; the author reports 21.578% combined game-code progress.
- **License:** CC0-1.0 applies to project contributions; third-party game materials retain their own rights.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/marcovoc/spyro2-decomp/blob/ad5e4dcd241f9409e21197307a8cefe6ffaedcca/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/marcovoc/spyro2-decomp/blob/ad5e4dcd241f9409e21197307a8cefe6ffaedcca/PROGRESS.md>

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