# SW_RACER_RE: selected functions from Star Wars Episode I: Racer

> SW_RACER_RE maps and reimplements selected functions from Star Wars Episode I: Racer to support game modifications. Symbol files and Ghidra scripts record recovered addresses, while a dinput.dll hook can replace original functions with reconstructed code during play.

- 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/tim-tim707/SW_RACER_RE>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/tim-tim707/SW_RACER_RE/blob/4f898953ecb31c9f02e7ab01e10f62cd9738df0d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sw-racer-re-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sw-racer-re-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sw-racer-re-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Contributing requires Ghidra, Python and a Windows C compiler; using the dinput.dll hook requires a compatible game installation.
- **Testing evidence:** The freshly installed GOG executable is the documented version; other versions have not been tested.
- **Scope:** The project covers selected functions rather than the entire game.
- **License:** AGPL-3.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/tim-tim707/SW_RACER_RE/blob/4f898953ecb31c9f02e7ab01e10f62cd9738df0d/README.md>

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