Static recompilation of Faxanadu (NES) for native PC. Built with the NESRecomp framework.
Status: Playable. The game runs from title screen through credits. No outstanding known bugs. Not 100% playtested — minor edge cases may exist, but normal gameplay is fully functional.
- Download
FaxanaduRecomp-windows-x64.zipfrom Releases - Extract and run
FaxanaduRecomp.exe - Select your Faxanadu (USA) ROM when prompted — the path is saved for future launches
| NES Button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| D-Pad | Arrow keys |
| A | Z |
| B | X |
| Start | Enter |
| Select | Right Shift |
Faxanadu uses a mantra system instead of battery-backed saves. FaxanaduRecomp adds convenience features around this:
Auto-load — On startup, the game reads saves.txt (next to the exe) and auto-fills the most recent mantra on the password entry screen. No need to write down or retype passwords.
CLI override — --password STRING overrides the saves.txt mantra for a single session.
FaxanaduRecomp.exe [ROM] --password "k8fPcv?,TwSYzGZQhMIQhCEA"
saves.txt format — One mantra per line, most recent first. Human-readable and copy-pasteable. You can edit this file manually to add or change your saved mantra.
Note: Auto-saving mantras from the priest dialog is not yet implemented. For now, write the mantra shown by the priest into
saves.txtmanually, or pass it via--password.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F5 | Toggle turbo (fast-forward) |
| F6 | Save state → C:\temp\quicksave.sav |
| F7 | Load state ← C:\temp\quicksave.sav |
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Faxanadu (USA) |
| CRC32 | 57DD23D1 (ROM data only, iNES header excluded) |
| MD5 | b3bb9296b5e1e0c83e90b6da9e8a41aa (ROM data only) |
| SHA-1 | 5b05c8859f356013d37f0545f5de5fa1693da5da (ROM data only) |
Prerequisites: Windows 10+, Visual Studio 2022, CMake 3.20+ (SDL2 is bundled)
git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/mstan/FaxanaduRecomp
cmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
cmake --build build --config Release
This is a static recompiler, not an emulator. The 6502 machine code in the ROM has been translated to C by NESRecomp and compiled to native x64.
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
extras.c |
Faxanadu-specific hooks (mantra injection, auto-load) |
game.cfg |
Recompiler config (dispatch tables, trampolines) |
baserom_annotations.csv |
Address annotations for generated code |
generated/faxanadu_full.c |
Recompiled 6502 code (committed) |
generated/faxanadu_dispatch.c |
Dispatch table (committed) |
reference/ |
Reference screenshots for visual regression |