PS2 PC Ports
PS2 PC ports run PlayStation 2 games as native programs, with no emulator. Many add things the original hardware couldn’t do, such as widescreen, high frame rates and higher resolutions.
Decompilation projects rewrite the game’s code by hand until it compiles back to the original game, which takes years but gives code that is easy to change. Recompilation projects use a tool that translates the game’s machine code automatically, which is much faster. Some recompilation downloads are kits that build the game from your disc the first time you run them.
None of these downloads include the game itself. Each one needs the game dumped from your own disc, and some also need a BIOS dumped from your own console.
3SX is a native port of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike for Windows, Linux and macOS, built from a decompilation of the PS2 version, with rollback netcode.
3SXW is a fork of 3SX, the native Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike port, with working memory card saves, a portable folder and a settings app.
MikuPan is an early native port of Fatal Frame for Windows, Linux and macOS, built from a decompilation of the PS2 game.
OpenGOAL is a native port of the Jak and Daxter trilogy for Windows, Linux and macOS, built by decompiling the games' GOAL code, installed through a launcher.
ProjectCane is a native Windows port of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus that began as a map viewer and now plays the full game.
