Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (PS1, 1997) has a matching decompilation, ughman/c2c, and 4 other public projects, including a static recompilation.

Data checked 2026-10-12 · unbaked registry

PSXRecomp

Projects

c2c

Matching decompMSVC (Visual C++), GCC / GNU94 starspushed 2020-09-30no license

Crash 2 in C

inactive >2y; completeness: wip ('This is a project to reverse engineer the game _Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back_ and eventually have a complete p'); Inactive

Crash2Recomp

Static recompPSXRecomp (MIPS->C, x64) + recomp-ui, CMake/Ninja85 starspushed 2026-10-08no licenserelease v0.9.6

WIP but completable start to finish; launcher with disc setup, POST FX, FPS options, CD-speed tweak; OpenBIOS (no BIOS needed)

CrashBandicoot2-Launcher

Static recompRecompOne (MIPS->C#) + launcher6 starspushed 2026-09-16MIT license

Unofficial Crash Bandicoot 2 (Cortex Strikes Back) RecompOne launcher

VERY EARLY, not playable: boots to Warp Room, some levels playable briefly; no releases (successor project to Matteo842 Crash 1 launcher)

CrashBandicoot2Recompnew, unvetted

Static recomp1 starspushed 2026-09-03no licenserelease v1.0.0

Fan-made Crash Bandicoot 2 PlayStation recompilation project. Requires your own legally obtained game disc. No copyrighted game disc images or assets are distributed. Work in progress.

crash2-androidnew, unvetted

Static recomp0 starspushed 2026-10-09no license

Crash Bandicoot 2 - Cortex Strikes Back for Android (psxrecomp)

What you need

You need your own copy of the game: these projects ship code only.

Same toolchain

GameMethodYearStarsLast push

PCDiabloMatching decompStatic recomp+219969.8k2026-10-11 SNESThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastDecompStatic recomp+419914.8k2026-10-12 GBAPokémon FireRed and LeafGreenMatching decompStatic recomp+320043.9k2026-10-12 PCQuake IISource releaseStatic recomp+319973.4k2026-10-12 PS1WipeoutStatic recompReimplementation+219953.0k2026-10-02 MACSimCitySource releaseStatic recomp+419891.1k2026-10-11 PS1Mortal Kombat TrilogyStatic recompAgent environment19961.1k2026-10-10 GBAPokémon Ruby and SapphireMatching decompStatic recomp+120021.0k2026-10-05

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Found via SubmitGame/awesome-decomp-games, madpai/game-decomp-compendium/blob/main/skills/g, tanookistudios.com/decomp-buddy/catalog.json, RetroPortingToolKit/psxrecomp, BlackLabelHQ/RecompOne

GitHub data checked 2026-10-12. Notes are summaries from the research pass; the project pages are the authority.