{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/Sinan-Karakaya/DQ8-Recompiled/blob/f6dfd968001b492415969bb70bd5aad3bfa79abd/tools/ghidra/README.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "DQ8Recomp translates Dragon Quest VIII's PlayStation 2 MIPS code to C++ locally with PS2Recomp and links it to a runtime implementing the services the game uses. The source includes function maps, Ghidra analysis tooling and an SDL3 GPU renderer; the author reports that the NTSC-U build reaches field gameplay.",
  "description_zh": "DQ8Recomp 使用 PS2Recomp 在本地将《Dragon Quest VIII》PS2 版 MIPS 代码转译为 C++，并连接实现游戏所需服务的运行时。仓库包含函数映射、Ghidra 分析工具和 SDL3 GPU 渲染器；作者报告 NTSC-U 版本可进入野外游戏场景。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/dq8recomp-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dq8recomp-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/Sinan-Karakaya/DQ8-Recompiled/blob/f6dfd968001b492415969bb70bd5aad3bfa79abd/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "dq8recomp-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/dq8recomp-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/dq8recomp-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dq8recomp-case/index.md",
  "name": "DQ8Recomp: an experimental Dragon Quest VIII static recompilation",
  "name_zh": "DQ8Recomp：《Dragon Quest VIII》实验性静态重编译",
  "reconstruction_method": "static-recompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "The user's North American PS2 disc image, SLUS-21207.",
    "A Windows, macOS or Linux computer with roughly 8 GB of free space.",
    "Sustained performance and full-game compatibility remain in progress; the PAL configuration is incomplete.",
    "GPL-3.0 license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要用户自己的北美版 PS2 光盘镜像，编号 SLUS-21207。",
    "需要 Windows、macOS 或 Linux 电脑，以及约 8 GB 可用空间。",
    "持续游玩性能和全游戏兼容性仍在完善；PAL 版配置尚未完成。",
    "采用 GPL-3.0 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/Sinan-Karakaya/DQ8-Recompiled",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}