Case study

PacManRecomp: a native recompilation of NES Pac-Man

PacManRecomp builds a native Windows version of the 1993 Namco NES Pac-Man by translating the player's ROM from 6502 code to C with NESRecomp. Its launcher, runtime, and game additions are in the repository; the released package generates the game-code DLL on the player's computer. It also adds settings, high scores, mod support, and optional gameplay changes.

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

Stars: 17
Last commit: 2026-10-06
Language: C

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: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, and the Namco Pac-Man (USA) NES ROM are required.
Prerequisites: Source builds require CMake 3.20+, Ninja, LLVM/clang, and the stated NESRecomp and recomp-ui branches.
Limits: The Tengen ROM is incompatible.
License: MIT License applies to the repository's project code.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{pacmanrecomp-case,
  title = {{PacManRecomp: a native recompilation of NES Pac-Man}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Mr-Shizzy/PacManRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/Mr-Shizzy/PacManRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pacmanrecomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

PacManRecomp: a native recompilation of NES Pac-Man. https://github.com/Mr-Shizzy/PacManRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pacmanrecomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · Mr-Shizzy/PacManRecomp · Revision 877c0eb