Super Robot Taisen — Recomp

Work in Progress: This recompilation project is currently under active development. Features, compatibility, graphics, performance, and other functionality may change as development continues.

A modern fan-made recompilation project for Super Robot Taisen, originally released for the Nintendo Game Boy in Japan.

Current Status

The project is currently under development. The goal is to create a modern recompilation while preserving the original gameplay, mechanics, audio, graphics, and overall experience.

Community testing, bug reports, and contributions are welcome.

ROM Required

This project does not include the original game ROM or copyrighted assets.

To play, you must provide your own legally obtained ROM copy of Super Robot Taisen.

The original ROM must not be uploaded to this repository or included with releases.

Features
Nintendo Game Boy recompilation
Work in progress
Original gameplay preservation
Keyboard controls
Fullscreen support
Pause/resume support
Turbo/fast-forward support
Modern-system support
Source code available for community contributions
GitHub forking support
Pull Request support
Bug fixes and improvements welcome
Controls
Keyboard Key	Game Boy Button / Function
Arrow Keys	D-Pad
X	A Button
Z	B Button
Enter	Start
Right Shift	Select
Alt + Enter	Fullscreen Toggle
Shift + P	Pause / Resume
Tab	Turbo / Fast-Forward
Fullscreen

Press Alt + Enter to toggle between windowed and fullscreen modes.

Building From Source

This repository is intended to contain the source code and build files required to compile the recompilation.

Requirements
Git
CMake
A supported C/C++ compiler
Required project dependencies
Your own legally obtained ROM, if required by the build process
Clone the Repository
git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/Super-Robot-Taisen-Recomp.git
cd Super-Robot-Taisen-Recomp
Configure
cmake -S . -B build
Build
cmake --build build --config Release

The resulting executable will be placed in the project's build output directory.

The original game ROM is not included in this repository.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

Anyone can fork this repository, make improvements, test their changes, and submit a Pull Request.

Keeping the source code available allows other developers to help improve the recompilation, fix bugs, and add new features.

Areas for Contributions
Bug fixes
Graphics improvements
Performance improvements
Controller improvements
Fullscreen improvements
Linux compatibility
Steam Deck compatibility
Build-system improvements
Accessibility improvements
Documentation
Configuration options
Compatibility improvements
How to Contribute
Fork this repository.
Clone your fork.
Make your changes.
Build and test the project.
Commit your changes.
Push your changes to your fork.
Open a Pull Request back to this repository.

Please do not submit copyrighted ROM files, robot designs, character artwork, music, or other proprietary game material.

Nintendo Switch 2

If technically feasible, compatibility or support for the Nintendo Switch 2 may be considered where applicable.

This project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Nintendo, Bandai, Bandai Namco Entertainment, WinkySoft, or any other rights holders associated with Super Robot Taisen.

Copyright & Rights Holders

Super Robot Taisen (Game Boy) and all associated intellectual property remain the property of their respective rights holders.

Bandai — Original publisher/rightsholder of the Super Robot Taisen franchise at the time of the game's release.
WinkySoft — Developer associated with the original Super Robot Taisen game.
Nintendo — Rights holder of the Game Boy platform and associated trademarks.
Individual mecha, character, series, and trademark owners — The game contains properties originating from multiple rights holders.

This recompilation project is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bandai, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Nintendo, WinkySoft, or any other rights holder.

No original ROM, copyrighted artwork, music, character data, or other proprietary game assets are distributed with this project.

All copyrights, trademarks, characters, mecha, names, music, artwork, and other intellectual property remain with their respective owners.

Disclaimer

This project is an independent fan-made recompilation intended for preservation, research, development, and personal use.

The original game ROM is not included.

Users must provide their own legally obtained ROM.

If you encounter problems, please open a GitHub Issue with details about the problem rather than uploading the ROM or copyrighted game assets.