Case study

MediEvil Recompiled: building the PlayStation game through psxrecomp

MediEvil Recompiled supplies a setup host for statically recompiling the US PlayStation release of MediEvil with psxrecomp and building it with recomp-ui. Its configuration, symbols and diagnostics guide support local generation from the user's disc and retail BIOS. The author reports a successful Release build and short startup run; gameplay checks remain open.

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

Stars: 15
Last commit: 2026-10-17
Language: Python
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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 legally owned US MediEvil disc and SCPH-1001 retail BIOS dump.
Limits: The knowledge report records generation, a Release build and a 25-second startup; gameplay, input, audio and save checks remain open.
License: Project-owned files use GPL-3.0-only; psxrecomp and recomp-ui retain separate licences.

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BibTeX

@misc{medievil-psxrecomp-setup-case,
  title = {{MediEvil Recompiled: building the PlayStation game through psxrecomp}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/medievil-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/medievil-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/medievil-psxrecomp-setup-case/}}
}

Plain text

MediEvil Recompiled: building the PlayStation game through psxrecomp. https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/medievil-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/medievil-psxrecomp-setup-case/

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README.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/medievil-recomp · Revision 918e3c2
docs/PSX_PORT_KNOWLEDGE_REPORT.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/medievil-recomp · Revision 918e3c2