# gta1_re: reconstructing Grand Theft Auto's executable

> gta1_re reconstructs Grand Theft Auto's game code in C++ and configures comparison with a specified Grand Theft Auto.exe. The source labels functions and globals with original addresses, while CMake offers a matching build and an SDL3 graphics option.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Binary · 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/CriminalRETeam/gta1_re>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/CriminalRETeam/gta1_re/blob/5b7440ecf6894ba661d9d4a8728345c1cf4520af/reccmp-project.yml>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gta1-re-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gta1-re-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gta1-re-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A Grand Theft Auto.exe matching the configured SHA-256 is the comparison target.
- **Prerequisites:** The matching build requires the specified MSVC compiler range.
- **Limits:** The source defines a breakpoint-and-abort macro for unimplemented paths.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/CriminalRETeam/gta1_re/blob/5b7440ecf6894ba661d9d4a8728345c1cf4520af/reccmp-project.yml>
2. <https://github.com/CriminalRETeam/gta1_re/blob/5b7440ecf6894ba661d9d4a8728345c1cf4520af/CMakeLists.txt>
3. <https://github.com/CriminalRETeam/gta1_re/blob/5b7440ecf6894ba661d9d4a8728345c1cf4520af/src/main.cpp>
4. <https://github.com/CriminalRETeam/gta1_re/blob/5b7440ecf6894ba661d9d4a8728345c1cf4520af/src/decomp.h>

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