# MKSM Recomp: a PS2 static recompilation of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

> MKSM Recomp statically recompiles the NTSC-U PS2 release of Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks toward native PC execution. It combines ELF analysis, MIPS and VU to C++ generation, an EE and IOP runtime, Ghidra scripts, tests and game-specific investigation notes. The author reports progress through menus and the opening movie to distorted scene drawing.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/OGmidway/mksm-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/OGmidway/mksm-recomp/blob/9c014184b54f8f4235db9327bf6a5d77566475c5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mksm-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/mksm-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/mksm-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Users supply their own NTSC-U retail game files and generate C++ locally.
- **Limits:** Windows is the tested host; the project is not yet a playable release, and controllable gameplay remains unverified.
- **License:** GPL-3.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/OGmidway/mksm-recomp/blob/9c014184b54f8f4235db9327bf6a5d77566475c5/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/OGmidway/mksm-recomp/blob/9c014184b54f8f4235db9327bf6a5d77566475c5/docs/STATUS.md>

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