Quake II Recompiled
Quake II
OriginPlayStation
TechnologyStatic recompilation (native C/C++)
Available forWindows, Linux, macOS
View official projectAbout the project
Quake II es un videojuego de disparos en primera persona desarrollado por id Software y distribuido por Activision en 1997. Aunque usa el nombre de Quake, también de id Software y es considerado, de hecho como su secuela, su historia se aparta totalmente del ambiente mítico-medieval visto en Quake para adentrarse en la ciencia ficción
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Quake II Recompiled
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Static recompilation of Quake II built on psxrecomp and recomp-ui.
Quake II recompiled for modern systems using psxrecomp.
| Players | 4 |
| Region | USA |
| Publisher | Activision |
| Year | 1999 |
Scaffolded with the New Project Layout. See
psxrecomp/docs/GAME_PROJECT_SETUP.md for the full flow.
RetComM Launcher
You can run this title standalone (release zip + the built-in recomp-ui Generate & Build flow), or manage installs, updates, ROM/BIOS wiring, and queued builds more intuitively with RetComM Launcher — the Retro Compilation Manager hub for self-compiling recomps.
Downloads · Full README & features
<p align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TechnicallyComputers/RetComM-Launcher/main/docs/screenshots/hub-and-game-launcher.png" alt="RetComM hub with a background build, next to a title’s recomp-ui launcher" width="720"> </p> <p align="center"> <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/TechnicallyComputers/RetComM-Launcher/main/docs/screenshots/queue-and-background-build.png" alt="Background cmake build with titles queued" width="720"> </p>RetComM checks for updates, rebuilds with existing build data when possible, uses the same platform build tools as per-title launchers, and automates BIOS/ROM/save plumbing so you are not stuck repeating each game’s wizard by hand.
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You must own the original game. Disc images under disc/ are gitignored and
must never be committed. This package requires a legal SCPH-1001 BIOS dump.
OpenBIOS is not supported. Retail BIOS dumps are not redistributed.
License
Project-owned source, scripts, configuration, and documentation use
GPL-3.0-only. See LICENSE.
This license does not cover Quake II content, generated retail code, artwork,
names, or trademarks. PSXRecomp remains under PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0.
recomp-ui remains under MIT. See THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and each submodule
license.
Default app icon: assets/psxrecomp.ico (and .png / .svg) — RetComM-themed controller mark from psxrecomp/assets/. Windows builds embed it via APP_ICON.
Optional box art under launcher_assets/img/ may come from
libretro-thumbnails
(Named_Boxarts); see BOXART_SOURCE.txt when present.
Quick start (dev)
git submodule update --init --recursive
./psxrecomp/tools/ci/build_emitters.sh
python3 psxrecomp/psxrecomp_cli.py generate \
--config game.toml --project-root . --disc disc/<your>.cue \
--bios /path/to/SCPH1001.BIN
cmake -S . -B build-release -G Ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build-release --target psx-runtime
Zip prefix for CI artifacts: quake-ii-recomp.
Validation
The source repository keeps release evidence in docs/VALIDATION.md. A build
is not a public release until its exact package passes every listed gate. A
headless boot test does not replace a full gameplay test.
Symbols
Progressive map: symbols.toml → python3 tools/sync_symbols.py →
psx_symbols.h (PSX_FN_*). See psxrecomp/docs/SYMBOLS.md.
Framework pins
Submodule gitlinks (psxrecomp, optional recomp-ui, nested recomp-net)
are authoritative. framework_pins.txt is an optional scaffold snapshot;
release CI logs SHAs with record_pins.sh but builds whatever the gitlinks
resolve to. Bump submodules deliberately — do not float on main/master
in release CI.
About this project
These ports are developed by a hobbyist (a DevSecOps engineer, not a game programmer) with substantial AI assistance. Every change is validated before it ships. The checks include boot gates, hardware-oracle comparisons, deterministic probes, and a shared findings registry. AI writes most of the code. The evidence decides what stays. Bug reports are welcome.
In short: AI writes the code, but I always test it before I publish it.
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v0.1.1 three-platform candidate
This candidate targets Windows x64, Linux x64, macOS ARM64, and macOS x64. These setup packages require your legally owned game disc and a supported regional retail BIOS. They remain unpublished until their exact package tests and release authorization pass.