Case study

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!: an in-progress PlayStation decompilation

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! reconstructs the NTSC-U revision 0 PlayStation executable and overlays from C source and assembly. The project targets byte-identical output, uses an older MIPS compiler for game source and keeps unmatched routines in assembly.

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: 14
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: Assembly
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: PSYQ headers, with version 4.7 documented as tested.
Prerequisites: The documented MIPS build workflow provides a Docker image; rebuilding the full disc also uses wadtool and mkpsxiso.
Scope: The project is in progress and covers game code rather than data files.
License: CC0-1.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{spyro-2-riptos-rage-decomp-case,
  title = {{Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!: an in-progress PlayStation decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/TheMobyCollective/spyro-2}},
  url = {https://github.com/TheMobyCollective/spyro-2},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/spyro-2-riptos-rage-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!: an in-progress PlayStation decompilation. https://github.com/TheMobyCollective/spyro-2 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/spyro-2-riptos-rage-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · TheMobyCollective/spyro-2 · Revision 17f91a7