Case study

GoldenEye64Recomp: a macOS and Linux static recompilation port

GoldenEye64Recomp ports the GoldenEye 007 recompilation to macOS and Linux with N64Recomp and RT64, using a user-supplied Nintendo 64 ROM. A standard build generates game code during compilation; a clean build recompiles functions in memory at launch. The project documents platform changes and fixes to runtime messaging, rendering and recompilation behavior.

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: 22
Last commit: 2026-08-20
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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 GoldenEye 007 NTSC-U ROM matching the specified SHA-1 is required.
Prerequisites: macOS builds require macOS 13+, full Xcode and Homebrew; Linux builds require Vulkan support and the listed build tools.
Limits: Skyboxes render black, water is flat and the multiplayer UI is incomplete.
License: The repository contains GPL-3.0 license text in COPYING; components under lib retain their own licenses.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{goldeneye64-recomp-case,
  title = {{GoldenEye64Recomp: a macOS and Linux static recompilation port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/cblock85/GoldenEye64Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/cblock85/GoldenEye64Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/goldeneye64-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

GoldenEye64Recomp: a macOS and Linux static recompilation port. https://github.com/cblock85/GoldenEye64Recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/goldeneye64-recomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · cblock85/GoldenEye64Recomp · Revision a787fe0
COPYING GitHub · cblock85/GoldenEye64Recomp · Revision a787fe0