Case study

metal-slug-x-recomp: a Neo Geo static recompilation and native runtime

metal-slug-x-recomp maps Metal Slug X's 68000 code with recursive disassembly and MAME traces, translates instructions to C, and implements Neo Geo video, sound and memory services in a native Windows runtime. Personal builds generate translated code from the user's game files; distributed builds use an interpreter.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 6
Last commit: 2026-10-27
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The user's Metal Slug X copy from the verified GOG release or a supported MAME arcade dump is needed; the Steam PC release is expected to use the same files but has not been checked.
Prerequisites: Windows source builds use CMake, Ninja, llvm-mingw, SDL3 and Python; analysis tools additionally use MAME and Ghidra.
Limits: The author reports frame comparisons matching MAME, with one rare Z80 synchronization difference.
License: MIT License for the port code; third-party components retain their own licenses.

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BibTeX

@misc{metal-slug-x-recomp-case,
  title = {{metal-slug-x-recomp: a Neo Geo static recompilation and native runtime}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/AlmazProud/metal-slug-x-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/AlmazProud/metal-slug-x-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/metal-slug-x-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

metal-slug-x-recomp: a Neo Geo static recompilation and native runtime. https://github.com/AlmazProud/metal-slug-x-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/metal-slug-x-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · AlmazProud/metal-slug-x-recomp · Revision bd946a7
LICENSE GitHub · AlmazProud/metal-slug-x-recomp · Revision bd946a7