Case study

Mega Man Legends 2: a PlayStation static recompilation setup kit

Mega Man Legends 2 provides a setup kit that generates and compiles a PlayStation static recompilation from the user's European SLES-03556 disc and SCPH-5552 BIOS. Its game configuration, function seeds and setup code work with psxrecomp and recomp-ui. The author reports a Windows setup and headless start check for version 0.1.0.

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

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2026-09-30
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: The user's own European SLES-03556 game disc in CUE/BIN or CHD form and an SCPH-5552 European BIOS dump are required.
Limits: Linux and macOS setup and gameplay remain unverified; Windows gameplay checks are limited.
License: Project-owned files are GPL-3.0-only; psxrecomp and recomp-ui retain separate licences.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{mega-man-legends-2-recomp-case,
  title = {{Mega Man Legends 2: a PlayStation static recompilation setup kit}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/mega-man-legends-2-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/mega-man-legends-2-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mega-man-legends-2-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Mega Man Legends 2: a PlayStation static recompilation setup kit. https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/mega-man-legends-2-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mega-man-legends-2-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/mega-man-legends-2-recomp · Revision 1b38948
THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/mega-man-legends-2-recomp · Revision 1b38948