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ToyStory2 Recompiled v0.4.0 🚀
We’re excited to announce ToyStory2 Recompiled v0.4.0, a major update focused on widescreen support, modding, cross-platform compatibility, and improved Windows tooling!
This release brings us another step closer to making the original PlayStation version of Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! more accessible and enjoyable on modern systems through native recompilation.
✨ What’s New
🖥️ Widescreen Support
- Added widescreen support for a more modern gameplay experience.
- Improved rendering and display handling to better accommodate widescreen resolutions.
- Continued work on compatibility between the original PlayStation game and modern displays.
🧩 Mod Support
- Integrated the Skip Startup Intro mod.
- Expanded the foundation for future modifications and game customization.
- Improved integration of optional game modifications into the native build.
🎮 BIOS-Free Compatibility Improvements
- Added compatibility improvements for running the recompiled game without relying on the traditional PlayStation BIOS execution path. Running with openBios
- Improved supporting runtime functionality.
🪟 Windows Toolchain Improvements
- Fixed Windows overlay compilation to use native MinGW-w64 instead of incompatible MSYS/Cygwin toolchains.
- Fixed Python module loading when using the bundled Python runtime.
- Improved compiler detection and native DLL compatibility validation.
- Added regression tests to help prevent Windows toolchain issues in future releases.
🔧 Stability & Build Improvements
- Improved cross-platform build reliability.
- Updated release automation and documentation.
- Added additional compatibility checks for dynamically compiled game overlays.
📦 Downloads
Prebuilt packages are available for:
Platform Download
Windows x64 toystory2-0.4.0-windows-x64.zip
Linux x64 / Steam Deck toystory2-0.4.0-linux-x64.zip
macOS Intel toystory2-0.4.0-macos-x64.zip
macOS Apple Silicon toystory2-0.4.0-macos-arm64.zip
🧪 Testing & Compatibility
This release successfully completed all four platform builds in GitHub Actions.
Runtime testing has been performed on:
- Windows x64
- Linux / Steam Deck
- macOS Intel
The macOS Apple Silicon build has been successfully generated in CI but has not yet been runtime-tested on physical ARM64 hardware.
Please note that this project is still under active development. Some rendering differences, compatibility issues, and platform-specific quirks may remain.
🔮 What’s Next?
We’re continuing to work on:
- Further widescreen and display improvements.
- Better Steam Deck compatibility and presentation.
- Cheat Menu
- Expanded modding capabilities.
- General stability and compatibility improvements.
❤️ Thank You!
Thank you to everyone following the development of ToyStory2Recomp!
This project is powered by the incredible work of the open-source PlayStation recompilation community, especially the psxrecomp project.
If you encounter bugs or have suggestions, please open an issue on GitHub.
Enjoy exploring Andy’s world again! 🚀
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Full Changelog: v0.3.0…v0.4.0