# Chameleon Twist 2: a native port by static recompilation

> Statically recompiles the Japanese Nintendo 64 release of Chameleon Twist 2 into a native port using N64Recomp and RSPRecomp, with RT64 rendering. The build uses a user-provided ROM and includes menus, input configuration, and graphics options.

- 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/Rainchus/ChameleonTwist2-JP-Recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Rainchus/ChameleonTwist2-JP-Recomp/blob/fb3f877c3ac92cde65ac615fab9615fe0760d8c0/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chameleon-twist-2-recompiled-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chameleon-twist-2-recompiled-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/chameleon-twist-2-recompiled-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A Japanese Chameleon Twist 2 N64 ROM is required to build or run the port.
- **Prerequisites:** A GPU supporting Direct3D 12 Shader Model 6 or Vulkan 1.2 and a CPU with AVX are required.
- **Prerequisites:** The build guide calls for N64Recomp, RSPRecomp, CMake, and platform-specific development tools.
- **Limits:** Intel GPUs on Linux may not currently work.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Rainchus/ChameleonTwist2-JP-Recomp/blob/fb3f877c3ac92cde65ac615fab9615fe0760d8c0/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Rainchus/ChameleonTwist2-JP-Recomp/blob/fb3f877c3ac92cde65ac615fab9615fe0760d8c0/BUILDING.md>
3. <https://github.com/Rainchus/ChameleonTwist2-JP-Recomp/blob/fb3f877c3ac92cde65ac615fab9615fe0760d8c0/COPYING>

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