# Wave Race 64: Recompiled — an early N64 static recompilation

> Wave Race 64: Recompiled applies N64Recomp and RT64 to a native PC port of Wave Race 64. Its build requires the player's USA Rev A ROM; the author reports that the current result boots only to two boxes of noise.

- 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/chronic8000/WaveRace64Recompiled>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/chronic8000/WaveRace64Recompiled/blob/63817bc71d31210a064f99010a010eb5e335b239/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chronic-wave-race-64-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/chronic-wave-race-64-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/chronic-wave-race-64-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Provide an owned USA Rev A .z64 ROM.
- **Limits:** The project is unfinished and currently boots only to two boxes of noise.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/chronic8000/WaveRace64Recompiled/blob/63817bc71d31210a064f99010a010eb5e335b239/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/chronic8000/WaveRace64Recompiled/blob/63817bc71d31210a064f99010a010eb5e335b239/CMakeLists.txt>

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