LeafGreen Recomp

PC port of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

  • RecompilationPort Type
  • mstanDeveloper
  • 1 Nov 2026Page Updated
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Details

Developer
mstan
Port Type
RecompilationA tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.
AI Use
AI-assistedAn AI coding tool is credited as co-author on 18 of the repository's 38 commits. Source
Source Code
GitHub
Page Updated

Platform Support

  • Windows

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What you need: A ROM of Pokémon LeafGreen (USA) v1.0 and a Game Boy Advance BIOS dump, both from your own cartridge and console.
SHA-1 of a correct dump:
Pokémon LeafGreen (USA) v1.0: 574fa542ffebb14be69902d1d36f1ec0a4afd71e

Overview

Native Code

LeafGreen Recomp is a native Windows port of Pokémon LeafGreen for the Game Boy Advance, made by mstan by statically recompiling the game’s ARM and Thumb code into C, with the GBA video and sound hardware emulated around it.

FireRed and LeafGreen are built from one project as separate programs. It is an early release.

The author says AI tools were used heavily in making it.

The download contains no game data. It needs Pokémon LeafGreen (USA) v1.0, dumped from your own cartridge, and a BIOS dump from your own Game Boy Advance.

How to Set It Up

  1. Download the Windows zip and extract it.
  2. Run the program and point it at your Pokémon LeafGreen ROM and your GBA BIOS file.
  3. Change widescreen and the other options in the settings.
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What's new in v0.0.8v0.0.8 - Controller menu and runtime update

Updated to gbarecomp 0.4.1, pinned at c1a5fda36fb41c2fcba6c901692006ac69d50555.

The runtime menu now supports L3/R3 or Select+Start, left-stick navigation and held-direction repeat. The opening chord stays suppressed until released, and controller navigation respects text-entry focus.

The bundled overlay toolchain now includes the public core header required by its forwarding shim. Adaptive Overworld, the existing mod catalog and the previously qualified game/runtime profile are retained. BIOS, math and MP2K services retain their qualified LLE paths.

Supply your own supported ROM and GBA BIOS; neither is included. Native in-game saves are preserved. Save states are specific to each build.

BUILDINFO.json records the exact source pins, build profile and artifact identities. SHA256SUMS.txt verifies every release asset.

Windows v0.0.8 Download
SHA-256 67579734a360a16814b85e131bc56d93c2df4a601d62ab3415bc43f5fa5d9346

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