Case study

Colony Wars: Red Sun — a local PSXRecomp build

Colony Wars: Red Sun uses PSXRecomp and recomp-ui to generate and compile a native build from the user's USA PlayStation disc and BIOS. Its title kit includes configuration, symbol seeds and a movie-centering hook. The author reports Windows setup and headless-start checks and play testing on a private build.

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

Stars: 7
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: The user's SLUS-00866 disc image and SCPH-1001 USA BIOS are required.
Prerequisites: Linux and macOS need CMake, Ninja, Python 3 and a C/C++ compiler.
Limits: Linux and macOS setup and gameplay still await author verification.
License: Project-owned files use GPL-3.0-only.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{colony-wars-red-sun-recomp-case,
  title = {{Colony Wars: Red Sun — a local PSXRecomp build}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colony-wars-red-sun-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colony-wars-red-sun-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/colony-wars-red-sun-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Colony Wars: Red Sun — a local PSXRecomp build. https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colony-wars-red-sun-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/colony-wars-red-sun-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/colony-wars-red-sun-recomp · Revision 8e48605