# 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.

- 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/Mr-Shizzy/PacManRecomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Mr-Shizzy/PacManRecomp/blob/877c0ebce229e6308a4a7e8d28f5fde4714f7592/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pacmanrecomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pacmanrecomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/pacmanrecomp-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Mr-Shizzy/PacManRecomp/blob/877c0ebce229e6308a4a7e8d28f5fde4714f7592/README.md>

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