Sounds like this is similar to a decompilation (pay walled article so I haven't read it). A while back a listened to a podcast where they interviewed people do

Sounds like this is similar to a decompilation (pay walled article so I haven't read it). A while back a listened to a podcast where they interviewed people doing this and it was quite interesting. (And it's an engineering podcast so many technical details.) https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2024/05/24/bonus-episode-the-n64-decompilation-scene-with-ethan-roseman-and-mark-street/ https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2024/05/24/bonus-episod...