Case study

PSPRecomp: statically recompiling GTA: Vice City Stories into a native Windows build

Provides a PSP static-recompilation framework that analyzes Allegrex/MIPS executables and emits C++ for a native host runtime. Its Vice City Stories profile checks in code generated for the US ULUS-10160 executable, plus HLE, Direct3D 12 rendering, audio and input layers. The decrypted executable and game data come from the user’s own copy, and no gameplay status is published.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-18
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 257
Last commit: 2026-08-14
Language: C++
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: 2026-11-09

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Windows, Visual Studio 2022, MSVC, Direct3D 12, CMake 3.20 or newer and a C++20 compiler are required for the Vice City Stories profile.
Supply your own NTSC-U ULUS-10160 decrypted EBOOT matching the configured SHA-256 and PSP_GAME/USRDIR game data.
The profile builds VCSNative.exe for one PSP release; no gameplay compatibility or completion report is published. Missing functions and unsupported instructions stop execution.
ctest covers framework regressions and profile components, including synthetic graphics rendering, bootstrap paths and audio resampling.
Framework code is MIT. The profile includes FFmpeg (LGPL 2.1+), SMAA, HDR shader material, MIT Project2DFX-derived data and CloudWorks material (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). The generated corpus and original game content retain their separate rights.

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BibTeX

@misc{psprecomp-vice-city-stories-case,
  title = {{PSPRecomp: statically recompiling GTA: Vice City Stories into a native Windows build}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/psprecomp-vice-city-stories-case/}}
}

Plain text

PSPRecomp: statically recompiling GTA: Vice City Stories into a native Windows build. https://github.com/jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp (accessed 2026-10-18). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/psprecomp-vice-city-stories-case/

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profiles/vcs/README.md GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
README.md GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
docs/ARCHITECTURE.md GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
docs/PROFILE_GUIDE.md GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
docs/SOURCE_PROVENANCE.md GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
profiles/vcs/config/vcs_ulus10160.toml GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
profiles/vcs/CMakeLists.txt GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
profiles/vcs/THIRD_PARTY.md GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
profiles/vcs/tests/vcs_profile_tests.cpp GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
profiles/vcs/generated GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41
LICENSE GitHub · jessicanataliagta/PSPRecomp · Revision f6e7d41