# 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.

- 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/RAC-Native/rac1-native-game>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/RAC-Native/rac1-native-game/blob/a7f210b9a9ce42ec627d4fb7e23927e9f2040d72/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac1-native-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rac1-native-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/rac1-native-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/RAC-Native/rac1-native-game/blob/a7f210b9a9ce42ec627d4fb7e23927e9f2040d72/README.md>

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