# RTAGlass: a Windows reimplementation of Road Trip

> RTAGlass reimplements the PS2 game Road Trip as a C++ Windows port. Its build analyzes the user's own USA disc image, generates tables and VU1 microcode conversions from the executable, converts models, textures and sound, and assembles a playable Windows build.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/RTAGlass/RTAGlass>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/RTAGlass/RTAGlass/blob/59aa03095e4026de9a34b0f05435b88e2844c26c/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rtaglass-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rtaglass-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/rtaglass-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A Road Trip USA disc image, release SLUS-20398, is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Building requires Windows 10 or 11, Visual Studio 2022 with v141 and XP support tools, DirectX SDK June 2010, and Python 3.11+.
- **Prerequisites:** The resulting game targets Windows XP SP2 or later with a DirectX 9.0-compatible GPU.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/RTAGlass/RTAGlass/blob/59aa03095e4026de9a34b0f05435b88e2844c26c/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/RTAGlass/RTAGlass/blob/59aa03095e4026de9a34b0f05435b88e2844c26c/docs/ai.md>

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