Case study

Xenosaga Episode I: an in-progress PlayStation 2 decompilation

Xenosaga Episode I decomp reconstructs source for the NTSC-U PlayStation 2 release and builds its SLUS_204.69 ELF. The repository contains game C files, symbols and build configuration; its build starts from an executable extracted from the user's game disc.

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: 18
Last commit: 2024-08-18
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: An original game copy and extracted SLUS_204.69 executable are required.
Prerequisites: The documented Ubuntu setup uses MIPS binutils, a MIPS GCC toolchain, Python and Ninja.
Limits: The decompilation is a work in progress.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{xenosaga-episode-i-decomp-case,
  title = {{Xenosaga Episode I: an in-progress PlayStation 2 decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/SquareMan/xenosaga}},
  url = {https://github.com/SquareMan/xenosaga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/xenosaga-episode-i-decomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Xenosaga Episode I: an in-progress PlayStation 2 decompilation. https://github.com/SquareMan/xenosaga (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/xenosaga-episode-i-decomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · SquareMan/xenosaga · Revision 4c969ed