# WCW Nitro: a checksum-checked PlayStation decompilation

> WCW Nitro is a PlayStation game decompilation that rebuilds code from the SLUS_003.97 executable and WGAME.BIN and WMENU.BIN overlays. Its source tree contains reconstructed C files and build configurations; users supply files from their own disc, then run a checksum check on the generated binaries.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/martinbean/nitro>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/martinbean/nitro/blob/1fb8be82cc1b36fc8c95b75703459b0c041d524c/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wcw-nitro-decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/wcw-nitro-decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/wcw-nitro-decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply SLUS_003.97, WGAME.BIN, and WMENU.BIN from the game's disc; decode the two BIN files first.
- **Prerequisites:** A Linux build environment or the supplied Dockerfile is needed.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/martinbean/nitro/blob/1fb8be82cc1b36fc8c95b75703459b0c041d524c/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/martinbean/nitro/blob/1fb8be82cc1b36fc8c95b75703459b0c041d524c/Makefile>

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