Case study

pc-virtualhydlide: statically recompiling Virtual Hydlide for PC

pc-virtualhydlide ports the European Sega Saturn release of Virtual Hydlide toward PC by statically recompiling fifteen SH-2 programs to C++ and running them with saturnkit. Its notes document disc structure, game files, executable behavior, video and sound; the author reports playable output and an optional interpolated display between the game's logic frames.

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: 5
Last commit: 2026-10-12
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

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 European MK-81380 V1.000 disc image in a Redump-style .cue/.bin set is required; the repository ships no game assets.
Prerequisites: Python 3.8+ is required for the tools; C++ builds use CMake, Ninja, clang and SDL3, with saturnkit as a submodule.
Limits: The author reports that interpolated output still has glitches and further game areas remain to be covered.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{pc-virtualhydlide-case,
  title = {{pc-virtualhydlide: statically recompiling Virtual Hydlide for PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-virtualhydlide}},
  url = {https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-virtualhydlide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-virtualhydlide-case/}}
}

Plain text

pc-virtualhydlide: statically recompiling Virtual Hydlide for PC. https://github.com/vs-sr-dev/pc-virtualhydlide (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pc-virtualhydlide-case/

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README.md GitHub · vs-sr-dev/pc-virtualhydlide · Revision 74e8e8a
docs/00-sessions.md GitHub · vs-sr-dev/pc-virtualhydlide · Revision 74e8e8a