Case study

Pokémon Generation I: static recompilation with trace-driven testing

Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow are built as native executables by translating their Game Boy SM83 code into C with gb-recompiled. The repository adds game-specific build recipes, PyBoy trace capture and a headless Red and Blue bridge for differential memory and frame testing. The author reports Red gameplay, Blue reaching its title screen and Yellow's opening sequence rendering.

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: 2026-06-07
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally obtained ROM for each game is required and is placed locally under roms/.
Prerequisites: The documented build uses Windows 11, Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools, CMake 3.20 or later, SDL2, and Python 3.11 or later with PyBoy.
Limits: The author reports partial game progress: Red enters gameplay, while Blue and Yellow are described at boot or title sequences.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{pokemon-generation-one-recomp-case,
  title = {{Pokémon Generation I: static recompilation with trace-driven testing}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/sp00nznet/pokemon}},
  url = {https://github.com/sp00nznet/pokemon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pokemon-generation-one-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Pokémon Generation I: static recompilation with trace-driven testing. https://github.com/sp00nznet/pokemon (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pokemon-generation-one-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · sp00nznet/pokemon · Revision da2d765
bot/README.md GitHub · sp00nznet/pokemon · Revision da2d765
LICENSE GitHub · sp00nznet/pokemon · Revision da2d765