What is Street Rod Recompilation?

Street Rod Recompilation is an open-source port of Street Rod. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Do I need the original game files to run Street Rod Recompilation?

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

How is Street Rod Recompilation licensed?

project: MIT (project code). The repository itself is the authoritative source.

Street Rod Recompilation

PortActive

An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.

Based on Street Rod

Image of the original game, Street Rod. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Street Rod (original game, not this project) — Image of the original game, Street Rod. This project has no screenshots of its own yet.

Links, repository & details

About

Street Rod Enhanced is an enhanced native port of California Dreams' Street Rod (1989), built with SDL3, and is not an emulator. The original game files are not included; the README says the game is free from the copyright owner. The game is otherwise the original: garage, opponents, physics, police and screens.

How it differs from the original

Adds a smooth road view at the display's refresh rate, high resolution up to 2560 x 1600 with anti-aliasing, separate music and sound effects volumes, the 25 cars from the Street Rod SE data disk, and a launcher for cars, switches, picture and sound options.

Getting started

Put your original game files (SR.EXE or SRSE.EXE, LIB1, LIB2, HOT_DATA) in a folder named Game next to the program files, run the launcher, pick your options and press Play. Data disk cars go in Game\datadisk. The README lists mouse, keyboard and race controls.

What you need to run it

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

You need game files: SR.EXE or SRSE.EXE, LIB1, LIB2, and HOT_DATA.
One CPU core draws the road view; slow machines may need lower resolution or anti-aliasing.

Features

The road view in races and town drives runs smoothly at the display's refresh rate.
Music and sound effects have separate volume controls.
The game includes the Street Rod SE data disk's 25 cars.
A launcher provides options for cars, switches, picture, and sound.

How to install

Put your original game files in a folder named Game; put Street Rod SE data disk files in Game\datadisk.
Run Street Rod Enhanced.exe, choose options, and press Play.
Keep the folder writable so saved games and the hall of fame can be saved there.

Controls

Use the mouse or arrows/keypad to move the pointer; Space, Ins, or keypad 0 clicks.
Esc skips the town drive and ends the demo.
Alt+Enter switches to full screen.

Summarised from the project's README.

Licensing & legal

The project code is MIT; Street Rod is (c) California Dreams / Logical Design Works and its files are not included.

Additional notes

Performance: One CPU core draws the road view, about 8.5 ms a frame at the default settings.

FAQ

What is Street Rod Recompilation?: Street Rod Recompilation is an open-source port of Street Rod. An existing game or its source code brought to another platform.
Do I need the original game files to run Street Rod Recompilation?: Yes. The project does not include the original game's assets, so you need your own copy.
How is Street Rod Recompilation licensed?: project: MIT (project code). The repository itself is the authoritative source.