Case study

THPS2 Demo Decompilation: a function-matching PlayStation reconstruction

THPS2 Demo Decompilation publishes recovered C/C++ for the PlayStation Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 competition demo. The author reports exact object-code matches for 1,635 of 1,646 functions; the public snapshot can compile-check source units but excludes inputs needed to reproduce the match measurement.

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: 7
Last commit: 2026-10-12
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: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Linux or WSL with Bash, Python 3, GNU cpp, wget and tar; personal Psy-Q 4.6 SDK headers for compile checks.
Scope: The original executable, debug symbols and target disassembly are required for full matching work and are excluded from the repository.
License: No blanket repository licence; individual files may have specific licence terms.

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BibTeX

@misc{thps2-demo-decomp-case,
  title = {{THPS2 Demo Decompilation: a function-matching PlayStation reconstruction}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/emoluvjd2/thps2-demo-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/emoluvjd2/thps2-demo-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/thps2-demo-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

THPS2 Demo Decompilation: a function-matching PlayStation reconstruction. https://github.com/emoluvjd2/thps2-demo-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/thps2-demo-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · emoluvjd2/thps2-demo-decomp · Revision befe4cb
LICENSE_SCOPE.md GitHub · emoluvjd2/thps2-demo-decomp · Revision befe4cb