{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/ValakTurtle/Xenosaga-I-Decomp/blob/ab6aaa26b60bd1936c26266bdd8c2e0b7be9ba5d/CONTRIBUTING.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "Xenosaga-I-Decomp recovers C functions from the NTSC-U PS2 executable of Xenosaga Episode I and compares compiled bytes with the original ELF. Its tools split the executable, extract symbols and track decompilation progress. The author reports a byte-matching full executable build with a small fraction of functions rewritten in C; Japanese releases are planned.",
  "description_zh": "Xenosaga-I-Decomp 从美版 PS2《异度传说 I》的可执行文件恢复 C 函数，并将编译后的字节与原版 ELF 比较。工具负责拆分程序、提取符号和统计进度。作者报告整体可执行文件可按字节匹配，但目前只有少量函数改写为 C；日版仍在计划中。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/xenosaga-i-decomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/xenosaga-i-decomp-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/ValakTurtle/Xenosaga-I-Decomp/blob/ab6aaa26b60bd1936c26266bdd8c2e0b7be9ba5d/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "xenosaga-i-decomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/xenosaga-i-decomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/xenosaga-i-decomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/xenosaga-i-decomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "Xenosaga Episode I: an early PS2 matching decompilation",
  "name_zh": "Xenosaga Episode I：早期 PS2 匹配反编译",
  "reconstruction_method": "matching-decompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "A legally obtained NTSC-U game copy and its SLUS_204.69 ELF are required.",
    "The documented setup uses WSL2, Ubuntu 24 or native Linux and installs PS2DEV and EE-GCC tooling.",
    "The C decompilation is at an early stage; Japanese versions are planned.",
    "No licence file in the repository."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要合法取得的美版游戏副本及其 SLUS_204.69 ELF。",
    "文档中的环境使用 WSL2、Ubuntu 24 或原生 Linux，并安装 PS2DEV 与 EE-GCC 工具。",
    "C 反编译仍处早期阶段；日版尚在计划中。",
    "仓库中没有许可证文件。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/ValakTurtle/Xenosaga-I-Decomp",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}