Case study

Final Fantasy VIII Recompiled: a PlayStation setup and recompilation candidate

Final Fantasy VIII Recompiled packages a title-specific PSXRecomp recipe and recomp-ui setup host for building from the user's SLUS-00892 PlayStation disc. The candidate includes game configuration and seed functions; first-run setup and gameplay checks remain pending.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 23
Last commit: 2026-09-30
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-owned SLUS-00892 game disc and SCPH-5502/5552 Europe BIOS are required.
Prerequisites: Linux and macOS setup requires CMake, Ninja, Python 3 and a C/C++ compiler.
Testing evidence: First-run setup and gameplay acceptance are pending.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{final-fantasy-viii-recompiled-case,
  title = {{Final Fantasy VIII Recompiled: a PlayStation setup and recompilation candidate}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/final-fantasy-viii-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/final-fantasy-viii-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/final-fantasy-viii-recompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

Final Fantasy VIII Recompiled: a PlayStation setup and recompilation candidate. https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/final-fantasy-viii-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/final-fantasy-viii-recompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/final-fantasy-viii-recomp · Revision 90a514a
docs/FEASIBILITY.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/final-fantasy-viii-recomp · Revision 90a514a