Case study

Disruptor Recompiled: rebuilding the PlayStation game for Windows

Disruptor Recompiled translates the USA PlayStation release of Disruptor into C with PSXRecomp and builds a native Windows executable from the player's disc image. Its repository adds framework patches and game-specific code for widescreen display, input and presentation changes.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 7
Last commit: 2026-09-25
Language: Python

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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: Requires Windows 10 or 11 64-bit, an OpenGL 3.3 graphics card and a user-supplied Disruptor USA .bin or .iso image.
Limits: The release is a release candidate; frame interpolation and faster loading are experimental.
License: PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{disruptor-recomp-case,
  title = {{Disruptor Recompiled: rebuilding the PlayStation game for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Phroster/DisruptorRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/Phroster/DisruptorRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/disruptor-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Disruptor Recompiled: rebuilding the PlayStation game for Windows. https://github.com/Phroster/DisruptorRecomp (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/disruptor-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · Phroster/DisruptorRecomp · Revision 408f214
release/README.md GitHub · Phroster/DisruptorRecomp · Revision 408f214