Case study

ZOE-Recompiled: statically recompiling Zone of the Enders for Windows

ZOE-Recompiled is a native Windows port of Zone of the Enders for the PlayStation 2, USA SLUS-201.48. PS2Recomp statically recompiles the MIPS code to C++. The runtime uses an OpenGL renderer, compiled vector-unit programs, and IOP and sound emulation.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 64
Last commit: 2026-11-01
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

On first start the program asks for the player's USA disc image and checks that it is Zone of the Enders.
The README says the game is playable from the intro through the final area, including the hidden Versus mode. A controller is the tested input. The options menu still uses the keyboard.
The README names no license for this port.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{zoe-recompiled-case,
  title = {{ZOE-Recompiled: statically recompiling Zone of the Enders for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Yaz-Myst/ZOE-Recompiled}},
  url = {https://github.com/Yaz-Myst/ZOE-Recompiled},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/zoe-recompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

ZOE-Recompiled: statically recompiling Zone of the Enders for Windows. https://github.com/Yaz-Myst/ZOE-Recompiled (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/zoe-recompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · Yaz-Myst/ZOE-Recompiled · Revision fe89dd6