If, like me, you're getting a little bit jaded with the constant supply of AI decomps and recomps that are arriving every day and would like a way to find the human made projects, then there's now a solution. A user by the name of
Funky90sLion on X has been working on making a Google Document with all of the human-led decomp and recomp projects in one place, and while it's fantastic that this resource is now available, it's disheartening how few non-AI projects there currently are on there.
Writing on the Google Doc, the list's funky curator tells us:
Around the early 2020s, we witnessed a decompilation that changed everything. The ability to play your classic games NATIVELY on your PC with mods at uncapped FPS? It’s a dream come true! Thanks to dozens of talented people, many classic games were decompiled and ported into PC for anyone to play. Character mods, Audio mods, Co-op, gamemodes, the works. Now we’re in the mid-2020s, and AI has gotten a hold of everything, with people that have little to NO programming experience porting games completely untested, leading to a wave of buggy AI ports of games that are completely broken. And the sad part is, they overshadow the quality work of decomps/recomps done by actual people.
Funky90sLion is working to champion human-led projects just like the good old days, and they're going to be keeping the list up to date with new entries as and when they find them/they're released. They're planning on reaching out to the creators of each of the decomps and recomps to get accurate information on how they've made them too to further back up the list.
Getting tired of untested vibecoded ports that are just buggy and because no experienced coders are around, they can't fix it? Never fear, as I have listed decomps and recomps done by actual people and it will continue expanding! If you know any, lemme know! https://t.co/zUZDZIHdhC
— FunkyLion 'Yuyake' (@Funky90sLion) October 1, 2026
Here's the full list of decomps and recomps made so far:
DECOMP PORTS
- SMW - A reimplementation of Mario World.
- SM64 Port - A PC Port made using the SM64 decomp.Sm64coopdx - A 16-player Online Coop PC Port using the SM64 decomp.
- Sm64Plus - A fork of sm64-port that focuses on QoL improvements and customizability.
- SA2 - A decompilation and Port of Sonic Advance 2.
- AstroCore - A PC port of SMG by LumaWorkshop. A revisit to a classic beyond the galaxies.
- Cut-the-Rope-DX - A decomp of Cut the Rope with enhancements.
- Zelda3 - A reimplementation of A Link to the Past.
- DuskLight - A PC Port of Twilight Princess.
- OpenGoal - A PC Port of a Jax 1, 2, 3. (An all-in-one launcher!)
- Perfect_Dark - A PC Port of Perfect Dark. (WIP)
DECOMPILATIONS
- SM64 Decomp - A decompilation of Super Mario 64 (1996).
- MK64 Decomp - A decompilation of Mario Kart 64 (1997).
- RSonic3D-Decompilation - A decompilation of Retro Sonic 3D, otherwise known as Retro-Sonic 3D: Sky Worlds (2005).
- RSDKv2-Decompilation - A decompilation of Retro Engine v2, the engine used for Sonic Nexus (2008).
- RSDKv3-Decompilation - A decompilation of Retro Engine v3, the engine used for Sonic CD (2011).
- RSDKv3-Script-Decompilation - A decompilation of the game script code of Sonic CD (2011 / Sonic Origins). Made to be used with the former mentioned engine decompilation, or RSDKv5 Ultimate (and Sonic Origins itself).
- RSDKv4-Decompilation - A decompilation of Retro Engine v4, as well as features dedicated to Sonic 1/2 (2013). Branch sega-classics comes with support for Sonic CD (2018 Sega Classics Android Fire TV release).
- RSDKv4-Script-Decompilation - A decompilation of the game script code of Sonic 1 & 2 (2013, Sonic Origins) and Sonic CD (Sega Classics. Only should be used on the sega-classics branch of the RSDKv4 Decompilation). Made to be used with the former mentioned engine decompilation, or RSDKv5 Ultimate (as well as Sonic Origins, but only for Sonic 1 & 2).
- RSDKv5-Decompilation - A decompilation of Retro Engine v5 and v5 Ultimate, used for both Sonic Mania (v5) and Sonic Origins (v5 Ultimate).
- Sonic Mania - Decompilation - A decompilation of Sonic Mania (2017). Comes with versions between Pre-Plus and Plus.
- Perfect_dark - A decompilation of Perfect Dark.
- BFBB - A decompilation for Battle for Bikini Bottom.
- PokeEmerald - A decompilation of the Pokemon Emerald.
- Dcb_decomp - A decompilation of Digimon Digital Card Battle (PS1).
- KhCom - A decompilation of Chain of Memories.
- Lom-decomp - Matching decompilation of Legend of Mana / 聖剣伝説 LEGEND OF MANA (PS1) - NTSC-U complete, NTSC-J in progress
- Dw_decomp - A decompilation of Digimon World.
RECOMP PORTS
- MarathonRecomp - A recompilation of the Xbox360 version of Sonic the Hedgehog (2006).Sonic Unleashed - Maintained by the most experienced modders of the Hedgehog Engine community. An absolute standard of what recomps SHOULD be.DK64 Rekongpiled - A recompilation of a Nintendo 64 classic based on the leader of the bunch!
- BanjoRecomp - A recompilation of a N64 classic between a Bear and a Bird. GUH-HUH!
- Zelda64Recomp - A Recomp of Majora’s Mask.
- BM64Recomp - A Recomp of Bomberman 64.
- BMHeroRecomp - A Recomp of Bomberman Hero.
- ReBlue - A PC Port of Blue Dragon.
- Goemon64Recomp - An unofficial PC port of Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon achieved via static recompilation.
- Doaxbv-re - Native Windows port of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox), built by static recompilation
RECOMPILATIONS - WORK IN PROGRESS
- MediEvilRecomp - A recompilation of PSX USA MediEvil.
- SymphonyRecomp - A recompilation of Symphony of the Night.
- KirbyWiiRecomp - A recompilation of Return to Dreamland.
As I said, the list will be added to as the weeks, months, and years go on, and Funky90sLion has said that if any AI projects do make it through the door by accident, they're open to people messaging to correct them so that the list can be kept AI-free forevermore. They're only human, after all, so sometimes mistakes are made!
Keep an eye on the list for more updates in the future!
