Case study

Vigilante8-xport: a PlayStation decompilation port

Vigilante8-xport reconstructs routines from the PlayStation game Vigilante 8 in C for a native port. Its startup code loads the original SLUS_005.10 boot image and BIOS, mounts a disc image, and connects game routines to PlayStation runtime services.

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: 5
Last commit: 2026-10-17
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Provide the original Vigilante 8 disc image, SLUS_005.10 boot image and PlayStation BIOS.
Prerequisites: The Windows project uses the sibling xport runtime and Visual Studio v143 toolset.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{vigilante-8-xport-case,
  title = {{Vigilante8-xport: a PlayStation decompilation port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/psxports/Vigilante8-xport}},
  url = {https://github.com/psxports/Vigilante8-xport},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/vigilante-8-xport-case/}}
}

Plain text

Vigilante8-xport: a PlayStation decompilation port. https://github.com/psxports/Vigilante8-xport (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/vigilante-8-xport-case/

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Primary sources

src/game_main.c GitHub · psxports/Vigilante8-xport · Revision 267be0c
src/game_native_boot_image.c GitHub · psxports/Vigilante8-xport · Revision 267be0c
README.md GitHub · psxports/Vigilante8-xport · Revision 267be0c
src/platform/win/V8.vcxproj GitHub · psxports/Vigilante8-xport · Revision 267be0c