Case study

Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Recompiled for PC

Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Recompiled translates the Japanese Nintendo 64 game into native PC code with N64Recomp, N64ModernRuntime and RT64. Its own disassembly metadata and runtime additions support widescreen display, controls, saves and experimental lighting effects.

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

Stars: 12
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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: Supply the specified Japanese Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 ROM.
Prerequisites: Currently targets Windows and requires a Direct3D 12.0 or Vulkan 1.2 GPU and an SSE4.1 CPU.
Limits: Ray tracing, frame interpolation, CRT filtering and HDR are experimental.
License: GPL-3.0 licensed.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{vpw2-recomp-case,
  title = {{Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Recompiled for PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jessetbh/VPW2Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/jessetbh/VPW2Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/vpw2-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Recompiled for PC. https://github.com/jessetbh/VPW2Recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/vpw2-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · jessetbh/VPW2Recomp · Revision 9ab4599