Case study

Legendary Wings: a ROM-local NESRecomp Windows port

Legendary Wings NES to PC builds a native Windows port by running NESRecomp on a user-supplied Legendary Wings ROM and compiling game-specific C code. It adds presentation, animation and collision hooks; the remastered artwork currently concentrates on the first level.

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

Stars: 3
Last commit: 2026-10-05
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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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 compatible Legendary Wings USA NES ROM.
Prerequisites: Windows x64, PowerShell 7 and the setup dependencies specified in BUILDING.md.
Limits: The remaster currently focuses on the first level.
License: Original project code is MIT-licensed; the combined game uses NESRecomp under noncommercial terms.

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BibTeX

@misc{legendary-wings-nes-to-pc-case,
  title = {{Legendary Wings: a ROM-local NESRecomp Windows port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC}},
  url = {https://github.com/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/legendary-wings-nes-to-pc-case/}}
}

Plain text

Legendary Wings: a ROM-local NESRecomp Windows port. https://github.com/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/legendary-wings-nes-to-pc-case/

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README.md GitHub · retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC · Revision 0c57013
BUILDING.md GitHub · retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC · Revision 0c57013
LICENSING.md GitHub · retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC · Revision 0c57013