Case study
Xena: Warrior Princess Recompiled: a PlayStation setup host
Xena: Warrior Princess Recompiled configures PSXRecomp and recomp-ui to generate a native build of the USA PlayStation game from a user's disc and BIOS. Its repository contains game configuration, symbol seeds and setup-host build files; the project report identifies gameplay, input, audio and save checks as outstanding.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C1 partial scope or analysis entry
- Stars
- 7
- Last commit
- 2026-09-30
- Language
- Python
- License (GitHub)
- GPL-3.0
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence

- Observed
- Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
- Scope
- Partial
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Supply your own USA Xena: Warrior Princess disc and legal SCPH-1001 BIOS dump.
- Prerequisites: Building requires the pinned PSXRecomp framework, Python 3, CMake, Ninja and a C/C++ toolchain.
- Limits: Operator-visible gameplay, input, audio and save checks remain open.
- License: Project-owned files use GPL-3.0-only; PSXRecomp and recomp-ui retain separate licences.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{xena-warrior-princess-recompiled-case,
title = {{Xena: Warrior Princess Recompiled: a PlayStation setup host}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/xena-warrior-princess-recomp}},
url = {https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/xena-warrior-princess-recomp},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/xena-warrior-princess-recompiled-case/}}
}Plain text
Xena: Warrior Princess Recompiled: a PlayStation setup host. https://github.com/alexbeavs-ps1-ports/xena-warrior-princess-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/xena-warrior-princess-recompiled-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/xena-warrior-princess-recomp · Revision 38ec7b4
- docs/PSX_PORT_KNOWLEDGE_REPORT.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/xena-warrior-princess-recomp · Revision 38ec7b4
- THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md GitHub · alexbeavs-ps1-ports/xena-warrior-princess-recomp · Revision 38ec7b4
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