I’m working on a native PC recompilation of Rings of Power — with widescreen and zoom
Hi everyone! I’ve been working on RROP, an experimental static recompilation of the Genesis/Mega Drive version of Rings of Power for PC.
The project translates the game’s 68000 and Z80 code into C and builds a native executable. It currently supports Linux and Windows, with experimental macOS support being contributed.
Alongside the original presentation, it offers:
- Widescreen with a world view that adapts to the window.
- Zoom and smoother outdoor camera scrolling.
- Optional external fonts for clearer text.
- Mouse controls that use the game’s original automatic walking.
- Sound, five manual saves, and five rotating autosaves.
It’s still a work in progress, and a full playthrough hasn’t been verified. Interiors and battles currently use the original viewport.
You need your own ROM of the supported revision to build it. No ROM or game executable is distributed in the repository.
Source and build instructions: https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP
I’d love feedback from people who played the original—especially anyone willing to try it and report gameplay issues. What parts of Rings of Power would you most like to see improved?