Case study

Top Spin 4 decompilation: matching Xbox 360 functions against three XEX modules

Top Spin 4 decompilation reconstructs C source for the Xbox 360 game and compares compiled functions against code in three retail XEX modules. The repository includes reconstructed functions, Ghidra analysis tooling, build configuration and progress reports; the author reports partial exact compiler matches.

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: 2026-08-31
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-supplied retail game copy is required; the repository excludes game images and executables.
Prerequisites: The analysis workflow specifies Ghidra 12.1.2 and XEXLoaderWV.
Limits: The reconstructed source has not been linked into a runnable XEX.
License: MIT license for original repository code and documentation.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{top-spin-4-decomp-case,
  title = {{Top Spin 4 decompilation: matching Xbox 360 functions against three XEX modules}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/g-guthrie/topspin4-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/g-guthrie/topspin4-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/top-spin-4-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Top Spin 4 decompilation: matching Xbox 360 functions against three XEX modules. https://github.com/g-guthrie/topspin4-decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/top-spin-4-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · g-guthrie/topspin4-decomp · Revision 553f783
docs/analysis-status.md GitHub · g-guthrie/topspin4-decomp · Revision 553f783