# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/jcsix694/def-jam-vendetta-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/jcsix694/def-jam-vendetta-recomp/blob/f5a7574d2831f9033292e533f7a0243cb0ed9276/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/def-jam-vendetta-recomp/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/def-jam-vendetta-recomp/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/def-jam-vendetta-recomp/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/jcsix694/def-jam-vendetta-recomp/blob/f5a7574d2831f9033292e533f7a0243cb0ed9276/README.md>

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