Case study

BlackKnightRecomp: recompiling Sonic and the Black Knight for Windows

This recompiles Sonic and the Black Knight for the Wii to Windows x64. One executable contains the USA release RENE8P, the European RENP8P, and the Japanese RENJ8P, and the installed disc selects which one runs. It draws with Direct3D 11 at 3x resolution and 16:9. The Linux and Steam Deck steps use Proton.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 33
Last commit: 2026-10-31
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Run BlackKnightRecomp.exe and select an ISO, RVZ, WIA, or WBFS of one of the three releases. The first start extracts about 3.5 GB.
License: GPL-2.0-only. The README says Dolphin-derived parts are GPL-2.0-or-later, and Dear ImGui and nod are MIT.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{black-knight-recomp,
  title = {{BlackKnightRecomp: recompiling Sonic and the Black Knight for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/yunophilia/BlackKnightRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/yunophilia/BlackKnightRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/black-knight-recomp/}}
}

Plain text

BlackKnightRecomp: recompiling Sonic and the Black Knight for Windows. https://github.com/yunophilia/BlackKnightRecomp (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/black-knight-recomp/

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README.md GitHub · yunophilia/BlackKnightRecomp · Revision 2a96136