Case study

Metropolismania PC: porting a PS2 game function by function

Metropolismania PC rebuilds the PS2 game as readable C++ while using PS2Recomp output from the user's disc as a running scaffold. Functions are replaced individually and compared with recorded original calls; the author reports all 1,481 game functions rewritten, with 1,432 passing differential checks, while playthrough remains unfinished.

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: 8
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The user's own USA Metropolismania PS2 disc, SLUS-20377 version 1.02, is required.
Prerequisites: Building requires Visual Studio 2022, CMake 3.21+, Python 3.11+, Ghidra 12.1.4, JDK 21, and the Emotion Engine extension.
Limits: The port remains experimental and is not ready for a complete playthrough.
License: GPL-3.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{metropolismania-pc-case,
  title = {{Metropolismania PC: porting a PS2 game function by function}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/koaque/Metropolismania-PC}},
  url = {https://github.com/koaque/Metropolismania-PC},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/metropolismania-pc-case/}}
}

Plain text

Metropolismania PC: porting a PS2 game function by function. https://github.com/koaque/Metropolismania-PC (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/metropolismania-pc-case/

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README.md GitHub · koaque/Metropolismania-PC · Revision e98d14b
docs/PORT_STATUS.md GitHub · koaque/Metropolismania-PC · Revision e98d14b