# Future Cop: L.A.P.D.: a PlayStation static recompilation kit

> Future Cop: L.A.P.D. configures PSXRecomp and a setup host to generate and compile the European PlayStation game locally from a user's disc and BIOS. The repository contains game identity, symbol seeds and build files; the author reports a Windows clean setup, compilation and headless start check.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/future-cop-lapd-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/future-cop-lapd-recomp/blob/fe6e0cd39d55dc413ae77444fc65512c1ce22ffe/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/future-cop-lapd-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/future-cop-lapd-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/future-cop-lapd-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply a matching SLES-01449 Future Cop: L.A.P.D. CUE/BIN or CHD image and your own SCPH-5552 European BIOS dump.
- **Prerequisites:** Linux and macOS setup require CMake, Ninja, Python 3 and C/C++ build tools.
- **Limits:** Native setup and gameplay on Linux and macOS remain unverified.
- **License:** Project-owned files use GPL-3.0-only; PSXRecomp and recomp-ui retain separate licences.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/future-cop-lapd-recomp/blob/fe6e0cd39d55dc413ae77444fc65512c1ce22ffe/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/future-cop-lapd-recomp/blob/fe6e0cd39d55dc413ae77444fc65512c1ce22ffe/THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md>

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