Case study

G1R Deluxe: a LÖVE2D port of eleven Pokémon games

G1R Deluxe ports eleven Pokémon games, from Red and Blue through Emerald, into a Lua engine running on LÖVE2D. It draws engine and map behavior from pret disassemblies and C, then decodes graphics, game data and audio programs from each player's ROM during import.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

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Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: Lua

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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: A legally obtained, supported US English .gb, .gbc or .gba ROM is required; the importer checks its SHA-1.
Limits: Generation 2 support is under construction, and FireRed, LeafGreen, Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald support is in beta.
License: GPL-3.0 with additional terms in LICENSE.MD.

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BibTeX

@misc{g1r-deluxe-pokemon-port-case,
  title = {{G1R Deluxe: a LÖVE2D port of eleven Pokémon games}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/g1r-deluxe-pokemon-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

G1R Deluxe: a LÖVE2D port of eleven Pokémon games. https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/g1r-deluxe-pokemon-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · bryanthaboi/gen1recomp · Revision d85a617
docs/architecture.md GitHub · bryanthaboi/gen1recomp · Revision d85a617