# Crash Bandicoot Launcher

> A launcher that recompiles Crash Bandicoot from your own disc into a native game for Windows, Linux and Android.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashbandicoot/ports/crashbandicootlauncher/
Page updated: 2026-10-14

- Developer: Matteo842
- Port type: Recompilation (A tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.)
- Game: [Crash Bandicoot](https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashbandicoot/index.md)
- AI use: AI-assisted. The repository has CLAUDE.md, a file of instructions for AI coding tools.
- Source code: https://github.com/Matteo842/CrashBandicoot-Launcher
- Runs on: Windows, Linux, Android

What you need: Crash Bandicoot (USA, SCUS-94900) as a .chd or .cue/.bin disc image, dumped from your own copy.

Crash Bandicoot Launcher turns your own copy of Crash Bandicoot into a native game for Windows, Linux and Android. It is built on RecompOne: the first time you start it, it statically recompiles the game from your disc and compiles it into a `game` folder next to the program, which can take several minutes. Later starts reuse that build.

Windows has a graphical launcher, Linux uses command-line options, and the Android app contains both the launcher and the game runtime. Recent versions fixed native 16:9 widescreen culling, a floor bug with the third Aku Aku mask at high frame rates and a GPU hang on some AMD cards, and C# mods are supported.

The project is still experimental. The download contains no game data. It needs Crash Bandicoot (USA, SCUS-94900), dumped from your own disc.

## How to set it up

1. Download `CrashBandicoot.exe` (Windows), `CrashBandicoot-Linux` (Linux) or the `.apk` (Android).
2. On Windows, run the launcher, choose Select disc and pick your `.chd` or `.cue`, then press Start Game.
3. On Linux, run `./CrashBandicoot --prepare /path/to/game.cue` once, then `./CrashBandicoot --run /path/to/game.cue`.
4. The first start recompiles and builds the game into a `game` folder next to the program, which can take several minutes.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/sony/ps1/games/crashbandicoot/ports/crashbandicootlauncher/#download

- for Windows: 2.2 (2026-10-14)
- for Linux: 2.2 (2026-10-14)
- for Android: 2.2 (2026-10-14)