# Twisted Metal (2012) — PS3 Native PC Port: research on a Windows port

> This repository collects research toward a native Windows port of the 2012 PlayStation 3 game Twisted Metal. Its public export provides host models, a synthetic Taskset probe and development tasks. Python 3.10 unit tests and a CMake 3.20 host probe exercise those components.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/franklincg/twisted-metal-2012-ps3-native-port>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/franklincg/twisted-metal-2012-ps3-native-port/blob/ab44e045f59c610a9691839bee305e97914d12f6/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/twisted-metal-2012-research/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/twisted-metal-2012-research/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/twisted-metal-2012-research/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- Python 3.10 or newer for python -m unittest discover -s tests -v. The synthetic probe needs CMake 3.20 or newer and a C compiler.
- License: MIT for the original repository material. Upstream notices are in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.
- The public export covers synthetic host components; menu rendering and gameplay remain unverified.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/franklincg/twisted-metal-2012-ps3-native-port/blob/ab44e045f59c610a9691839bee305e97914d12f6/README.md>

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## About this entry

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