Recomp / Games / PlayStation 2
DQ8 Recompiled
Experimental native port of Dragon Quest VIII for PlayStation 2 using PS2Recomp, translating MIPS code to C++ locally.
Static recomp Not stated releasedFacts
- Original
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (2004)
- Platform
- PlayStation 2
- Method
- Static recomp
- Provenance
- Not stated what this means
- Status
- released
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Team
- Sinan-Karakaya
- Started
- 2026-09
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS
- Needs the original
- Yes: you supply your own legally obtained copy
How to get it legally
This project ships code only. Build or download it from the official repository, then supply data from a copy of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King you own. Recomp never links to ROMs, discs or game data.
This project was recompiled by Sinan-Karakaya. Facts last checked 2026-10-14.
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