32X
Sega 32X
Knuckles' Chaotix (Recompiled)
Knuckles' Chaotix Recompiled
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RequiresKnuckles' Chaotix (Japan, USA),
.32x, SHA-1 0c2fff7bc79ed26507c08ac47464c3af19f7ced7PlatformsWindowsLinuxmacOSAndroidiOS
A static recompilation of Knuckles' Chaotix into native C++. The 68000 and both SH-2 CPUs are translated ahead of time, so the game runs as an ordinary program with no emulator. True widescreen extends the level renderer from 320x224 to 2:1 while the centre 320 pixels stay identical to the original.
¶ Compatibility
- Dumps: Knuckles' Chaotix (Japan, USA) (En),
.32x, 3,145,728 bytes, SHA-10c2fff7bc79ed26507c08ac47464c3af19f7ced7. That is the only revision it accepts, and no 32X BIOS is needed. - Upstream: Public repository and releases, version 0.15.1, published 2026-10-24, MIT for the original code.
- Builds: Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS.
- Status: Version 0.15.1.
¶ Rating
🥈 Silver. Version 0.15.1 ships for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS, validates the ROM by SHA-1, and adds true widescreen, save states, rewind, ghost racing and netplay. It is still a 0.x release, and the game has not been independently verified, so the rating is provisional.
¶ Notes
- One instance at a time. The battery save, save states and achievements all live in
SaveData/, and two running copies would write the same files. - The ROM is installed once to
Game/chaotix.32x, so the setup screen does not appear on later starts. - Widescreen is real: it widens the game's own renderer, and 4:3 output is unchanged.
- Keys: F2 cycles the aspect ratio, F6 toggles true widescreen, F8 and F9 save and load state, Backspace rewinds, Tab fast-forwards, F12 takes a screenshot.
- Updating: replace the binary and the two SDL3 libraries, and keep
Game/,Config/,SaveData/,Mods/and__ROM__/.