Case study

ff-recomp: Freedom Fighters statically recompiled for native hosts

ff-recomp statically translates the Windows x86 executable of Freedom Fighters into C for a native host runtime. The runtime loads the player's executable and game data, while shims supply Windows APIs, Direct3D 8, sound and input services. The author reports that the macOS build reaches the title screen; the PlayStation Vita build remains unfinished. Its function-rewrite plan uses Ghidra through ReVa and REA MCP servers.

Targets: Binary · Game
Category: Community REA investigations
Relationship: Author-reported mixed workflow
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-10-25
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A local Freedom Fighters installation containing Freedom.Exe is required.
Prerequisites: Building requires CMake 3.20 or newer, Ninja, Python 3 with capstone and platform dependencies; Vita builds additionally need VitaSDK.
Limits: The Vita build, render-to-texture and AVI playback remain unfinished.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{ff-recomp-freedom-fighters-case,
  title = {{ff-recomp: Freedom Fighters statically recompiled for native hosts}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/HenryKun55/ff-vita}},
  url = {https://github.com/HenryKun55/ff-vita},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ff-recomp-freedom-fighters-case/}}
}

Plain text

ff-recomp: Freedom Fighters statically recompiled for native hosts. https://github.com/HenryKun55/ff-vita (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ff-recomp-freedom-fighters-case/

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README.md GitHub · HenryKun55/ff-vita · Revision 69ad43d
docs/NATIVE_PLAN.md GitHub · HenryKun55/ff-vita · Revision 69ad43d