# 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.

- 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/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/blob/d85a61768fd554c9fe7faa05a8fadab3ab783a63/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/g1r-deluxe-pokemon-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/g1r-deluxe-pokemon-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/g1r-deluxe-pokemon-port-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/blob/d85a61768fd554c9fe7faa05a8fadab3ab783a63/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/bryanthaboi/gen1recomp/blob/d85a61768fd554c9fe7faa05a8fadab3ab783a63/docs/architecture.md>

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