Case study

SD Gundam: Dimension War Recompiled: a Virtual Boy static recompilation

SD Gundam: Dimension War Recompiled builds a native Windows version of the Japanese Virtual Boy game with vbrecomp and recomp-ui. It generates cartridge code from the user's ROM and includes optional English, color and adaptive widescreen mods plus tools comparing opening-mission state and output against Beetle.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 6
Last commit: 2026-11-01
Language: Python

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The user's original Japanese SD Gundam: Dimension War .vb cartridge image.
Prerequisites: Windows build prerequisites include Python 3.11+, MSYS2 MinGW64 GCC, CMake, Ninja and SDL2.
Limits: The author reports opening-mission checks; later missions and endings remain without a complete playthrough.
License: MIT License for the repository code.

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BibTeX

@misc{sd-gundam-dimension-war-recompiled-case,
  title = {{SD Gundam: Dimension War Recompiled: a Virtual Boy static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sd-gundam-dimension-war-recompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

SD Gundam: Dimension War Recompiled: a Virtual Boy static recompilation. https://github.com/mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sd-gundam-dimension-war-recompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp · Revision 73c9efc
LICENSE.md GitHub · mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp · Revision 73c9efc