Case study

Def Jam Vendetta Recompiled: statically recompiling the PS2 game for Windows

Def Jam Vendetta Recompiled turns the PlayStation 2 game into a native Windows program with PS2Recomp. paraLLEl-GS redraws the graphics chip on Vulkan. The target is the USA disc, SLUS-20639, as an ISO or CHD.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 49
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: C++
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

The player supplies the disc. The README asks for about 8 GB free. The first build runs on the PC.
License: GPL-3.0. Changes to paraLLEl-GS are LGPL-3.0-or-later.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{def-jam-vendetta-recomp,
  title = {{Def Jam Vendetta Recompiled: statically recompiling the PS2 game for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jcsix694/def-jam-vendetta-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/jcsix694/def-jam-vendetta-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/def-jam-vendetta-recomp/}}
}

Plain text

Def Jam Vendetta Recompiled: statically recompiling the PS2 game for Windows. https://github.com/jcsix694/def-jam-vendetta-recomp (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/def-jam-vendetta-recomp/

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README.md GitHub · jcsix694/def-jam-vendetta-recomp · Revision f5a7574