What is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Recompilation?

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Recompilation is an open-source recompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port. The original game ran on PlayStation.

Do I need the original game files to run Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Recompilation?

Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Recompilation

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The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port.

Based on Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

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About

SymphonyRecomp is a PlayStation recompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from the BlackLabelHQ team. The README says it is an open beta that may have game-breaking bugs, with a stable 1.0 not yet released, and that it aims to bring the game to modern computers without some of the limits of older consoles.

Getting started

The README says you can download the latest release to play. To build from source, you add legally owned game files to the disc folder and run the build script or RecompOne against sotn.json.

Known issues & limitations

The project is in beta, and game-breaking bugs may occur.

What you need to run it

Original game files required. The project ships code only; you provide your own copy of the game (PlayStation version).

You need a legally owned North American PSX copy of the game, in bin/cue or CHD format.
The English North American NTSC version is required to play.

Features

In the future, other language versions can be used to extract content for the language switcher tool.

How to install

Download the latest release to play.

Summarised from the project's README.

Additional notes

Not a decomp: The README stresses this is a recomp, not a decomp, and is separate from the SOTN Decomp project, though some team members contribute to both.

FAQ

What is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Recompilation?: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Recompilation is an open-source recompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The original game's compiled code translated into a native program for a new platform, usually a PC port. The original game ran on PlayStation.
Do I need the original game files to run Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Recompilation?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.

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