# RROP: a static recompilation of Rings of Power

> RROP statically translates the Sega Genesis Rings of Power 68000 and Z80 programs into C for native Linux and Windows builds. Its runtime models console memory, video, input and sound, while game-specific additions provide widescreen rendering, font replacement and saves.

- 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/kruzeman/RROP>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP/blob/cd9fe197572a8489c7ad54d5a127655cf3104348/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rrop-rings-of-power-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rrop-rings-of-power-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/rrop-rings-of-power-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply the specified 1 MiB Rings of Power ROM.
- **Prerequisites:** Build with Python 3.10+, C11/C++17 compilers, pkg-config, SDL2 and SDL2_ttf development packages.
- **Limits:** Compatibility is experimental; a complete playthrough is unconfirmed.
- **License:** Original code is MIT licensed; bundled ymfm sources retain BSD-3-Clause terms.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP/blob/cd9fe197572a8489c7ad54d5a127655cf3104348/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP/blob/cd9fe197572a8489c7ad54d5a127655cf3104348/docs/architecture.md>

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