Gaming FaxanaduRecomp| A recompilation of Faxanadu (NES) working on PC

Gamemaster1379 · Mar 15, 2026

The NES game Faxanadu is now playable on PC using nesrecomp, a tool that converts NES ROMs into C code that can be compiled into native applications.

The project already runs in a playable state and aims to add bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements over time.

More details and technical notes:
https://1379.tech/recompiling-faxanadu-with-nesrecomp/

Project repo:
nesrecomp
FaxanaduRecomp

Robert Newbie · Mar 15, 2026

Whoa, kudos to the dev(s). I'm interested to see how this develops, since there are games that would be interesting to have as native PC ports.

For example, Bubble Bobble Part 2 has quite a bit of slowdown. A PC port might even bring a simultaneous co-op mod to the game, which the original didn't (couldn't?) support. Even the original Bubble Bobble had a good amount of flickering.

Another example is Contra Force, which is notorious for its slowdowns. (I believe Infidelity just released an NES-to-SNES port of it recently. I bet it runs better, but I haven't tried it yet.)

BreadDrinker · Mar 15, 2026

So cool! I'm glad recomps are gaining more traction as a viable way to maintain and play older games.

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