# MegaManX5Recomp: statically recompiling Mega Man X5 for Windows

> MegaManX5Recomp is a native Windows build of Mega Man X5, USA SLUS-01334, statically recompiled with PSXRecomp. It includes an experimental simultaneous X and Zero co-op mode that uses OpenGL.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/mstan/MegaManX5Recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/mstan/MegaManX5Recomp/blob/8d8205ea1bcada23ca7797394f77bdf1c761be5d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/megaman-x5-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/megaman-x5-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/megaman-x5-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- The player supplies their own game disc. Co-op is experimental, and the README says full campaign and netplay parity are still being checked.
- Release v0.2.9-coop-alpha enables a fresh internal resolution of 4x, with choices from 1x to 32x.
- The README names no license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/mstan/MegaManX5Recomp/blob/8d8205ea1bcada23ca7797394f77bdf1c761be5d/README.md>

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