# 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.

- 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/mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp/blob/73c9efc85f4b2b9ec664af463b5a2dee536fc159/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sd-gundam-dimension-war-recompiled-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sd-gundam-dimension-war-recompiled-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sd-gundam-dimension-war-recompiled-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp/blob/73c9efc85f4b2b9ec664af463b5a2dee536fc159/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/mstan/SDGundamDimensionWarVirtualBoyRecomp/blob/73c9efc85f4b2b9ec664af463b5a2dee536fc159/LICENSE.md>

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