Case study

ReRAC: porting Ratchet & Clank to PC

ReRAC ports the 2002 PlayStation 2 Ratchet & Clank to a native PC application using data read from the player's original disc. Its launcher prepares the game and starts it. The project reports that its early alpha covers four planets, player movement, weapons, saving, travel, and cutscenes.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The original North American PlayStation 2 disc is required.
Scope: The first test build targets Apple Silicon Macs; a Windows build is available, while Linux is planned.
Limits: The early alpha covers four planets; other planets and further testing remain unfinished.
License: No licence stated on the project page.

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BibTeX

@misc{rerac-case,
  title = {{ReRAC: porting Ratchet \& Clank to PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://re-rac.github.io}},
  url = {https://re-rac.github.io},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rerac-case/}}
}

Plain text

ReRAC: porting Ratchet & Clank to PC. https://re-rac.github.io (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rerac-case/

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https://re-rac.github.io