Case study

rac1-native: porting Ratchet & Clank to PC

rac1-native ports the PS2 game Ratchet & Clank to Linux, Windows, and Apple Silicon macOS. Setup extracts assets from the user's disc and translates much of the MIPS and vector-unit code into C++; the port also contains handwritten C++ and functions combining generated and handwritten code. Host code replaces PS2 hardware. An R5900 interpreter compares ported functions with original execution.

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: 97
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-supplied Ratchet & Clank disc image is required for setup and asset extraction.
Scope: The source describes Linux, Windows, and Apple Silicon macOS builds.
Limits: The author reports that one executed function remains to be ported and that bugs and glitches remain.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{rac1-native-case,
  title = {{rac1-native: porting Ratchet \& Clank to PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/RAC-Native/rac1-native-game}},
  url = {https://github.com/RAC-Native/rac1-native-game},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac1-native-case/}}
}

Plain text

rac1-native: porting Ratchet & Clank to PC. https://github.com/RAC-Native/rac1-native-game (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac1-native-case/

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README.md GitHub · RAC-Native/rac1-native-game · Revision a7f210b