Case study

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Recompiled: a disc-local PlayStation build

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Recompiled configures psxrecomp to generate and build the US PlayStation game from a player's disc image. It includes a setup host and title-specific symbol mapping; the author reports gameplay in a private package and a local Windows build, with exact-package checks pending.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2026-09-30
Language: Python
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Own a supported Colin McRae Rally 2.0 USA SLUS-01222 disc image and supply the required local BIOS.
Prerequisites: Windows x64 is the documented release platform; source builds use the pinned psxrecomp and recomp-ui submodules.
Limits: Exact-package setup and startup checks remain open.
License: GPL-3.0-only for project files; dependencies retain separate licences.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{colin-mcrae-rally-2-recomp-case,
  title = {{Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Recompiled: a disc-local PlayStation build}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colin-mcrae-rally-2-0-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colin-mcrae-rally-2-0-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/colin-mcrae-rally-2-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Recompiled: a disc-local PlayStation build. https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colin-mcrae-rally-2-0-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/colin-mcrae-rally-2-recomp-case/

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docs/PSX_PORT_KNOWLEDGE_REPORT.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colin-mcrae-rally-2-0-recomp · Revision 9cae734
README.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colin-mcrae-rally-2-0-recomp · Revision 9cae734