Case study

SSX 3: an in-progress matching PS2 decompilation

SSX 3 reconstructs source for the NTSC-U PlayStation 2 game with the goal of matching its executable. The repository includes C++ source, build configuration and working notes on functions, data structures and subsystems such as rider physics, animation and world streaming.

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: 42
Last commit: 2026-10-18
Language: Python

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

A legally obtained NTSC-U SSX 3 disc image is required.
Builds require Linux capable of running 32-bit applications, MIPS binutils, Ninja, Wine and Python dependencies; WSL2 is documented as an option.
The decompilation is in progress; other regions and versions are outside the current target.

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BibTeX

@misc{ssx3-decomp-case,
  title = {{SSX 3: an in-progress matching PS2 decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ssxdecomp/ssx3}},
  url = {https://github.com/ssxdecomp/ssx3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ssx3-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

SSX 3: an in-progress matching PS2 decompilation. https://github.com/ssxdecomp/ssx3 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ssx3-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · ssxdecomp/ssx3 · Revision 3ba7ec7
docs/notes/README.md GitHub · ssxdecomp/ssx3 · Revision 3ba7ec7