Recomp / Preservation & revivals / Multi
XLink Kai
Tunnelling service that carries console system-link and LAN traffic over the internet so local multiplayer games can be played online.
Rewrite Human-led releasedFacts
- Original
- System link / LAN play on consoles
- Platform
- Multi
- Method
- Rewrite
- Provenance
- Human-led · Team XLink, running since 2003 what this means
- Status
- released
- Licence
- unknown
- Team
- Team XLink
- Started
- 2003
- Runs on
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Needs the original
- No
How to get it legally
Download it from the official repository or website. No original files are needed.
This project was rebuilt by Team XLink. Facts last checked 2026-10-13.
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