# Beetle Adventure Racing Recomp: an N64 static recompilation port

> Beetle Adventure Racing Recomp builds a native PC port of the USA Nintendo 64 game using N64Recomp and a modern runtime. Continuing an earlier port, it adds widescreen and HUD work, extended draw distance, diagnostics and a technical reference on the ROM, relocatable modules and rendering. The author reports playable races on Windows; the Linux build is still in progress.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/danielgomesvieira2000/beetle-adventure-racing-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/danielgomesvieira2000/beetle-adventure-racing-recomp/blob/6497e67257809401468cd47850393775952b31bb/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/beetle-adventure-racing-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/beetle-adventure-racing-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/beetle-adventure-racing-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A legally dumped USA Beetle Adventure Racing! ROM matching the documented SHA-1.
- **Limits:** Windows x64 is the documented playable release target; Linux boot remains in progress.
- **License:** AGPL-3.0 License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/danielgomesvieira2000/beetle-adventure-racing-recomp/blob/6497e67257809401468cd47850393775952b31bb/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/danielgomesvieira2000/beetle-adventure-racing-recomp/blob/6497e67257809401468cd47850393775952b31bb/docs/PORT-STATUS.md>

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