Case study

Stretch Panic: matching decompilation of three PlayStation 2 releases

Stretch Panic reconstructs three PlayStation 2 releases from shared C/C++ source and compares each rebuilt executable’s loaded image byte for byte with the original. Its build splits a user-provided executable with splat, compiles matched functions with a pinned CodeWarrior toolchain, and assembles remaining functions; the author reports 589 of 1,351 game functions matched.

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: 3
Last commit: 2026-11-04
Language: C
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: Linux x86-64 or WSL2, Python 3.9 or newer, git, and a personal copy of a listed release are required.
Prerequisites: The build uses splat, ninja and the pinned mwcps2-2.3.3-000906 compiler.
Limits: The author reports 589 of 1,351 game functions matched; later milestones remain unfinished.
License: CC0-1.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{stretch-panic-decomp-case,
  title = {{Stretch Panic: matching decompilation of three PlayStation 2 releases}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Harskov/stretch-panic-usa}},
  url = {https://github.com/Harskov/stretch-panic-usa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/stretch-panic-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Stretch Panic: matching decompilation of three PlayStation 2 releases. https://github.com/Harskov/stretch-panic-usa (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/stretch-panic-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · Harskov/stretch-panic-usa · Revision ee59f38
ROADMAP.md GitHub · Harskov/stretch-panic-usa · Revision ee59f38