# 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.

- 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/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC/blob/0c570136b72a39ac7593c29b6f9e0a1075a55b29/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/legendary-wings-nes-to-pc-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/legendary-wings-nes-to-pc-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/legendary-wings-nes-to-pc-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC/blob/0c570136b72a39ac7593c29b6f9e0a1075a55b29/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC/blob/0c570136b72a39ac7593c29b6f9e0a1075a55b29/BUILDING.md>
3. <https://github.com/retroreplay82/Legendary-Wings-NES-to-PC/blob/0c570136b72a39ac7593c29b6f9e0a1075a55b29/LICENSING.md>

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