ps2-native-recomp
Turns a PS2 disc image into a native PC program by static recompilation; builds on ps2-web-recomp (MIT). Work in progress. Bring your own disc.
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GITHUB · launched Oct 28, 2026 · 11 upvotes (top 91%)
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
- cpp
- emulation
- linux
- playstation-2
- playstation2
- ps2
- +7 more
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See all 342 similar launches →Could you build this?
No Static recompilation of PlayStation 2 discs into native PC code requires deep console reverse-engineering that vibe coding cannot supply.
What it would actually take: A real version needs to parse the disc filesystem and ELF, recover code and data from the EE MIPS binaries, and lift them to native code while emulating the PS2's VU, GS, and IOP subsystems. The hard parts are accurate handling of the MIPS-specific behaviors, indirect jumps, and the graphics pipeline. This requires specialized console-emulation and compiler expertise, plus a legally owned disc.
Competitors
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Attention rank: #322 of 343 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 252 days after the earliest competitor.
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- god-of-war-recomp · github · 2026-10-05 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- ps2-web-recomp · github · 2026-10-08 · 229 upvotes · similarity 0.56
- twisted-metal-2012-ps3-native-port · github · 2026-09-13 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- B2recomp · github · 2026-10-17 · 291 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- SM2-Recomp · github · 2026-10-05 · 24 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- native-console · github · 2026-10-13 · 22 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- PS2 games statically recompiled to WebAssembly · hn · 2026-10-12 · 313 upvotes · similarity 0.53
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