Between games and anime, Dragon Ball is doing better than ever in the modern era. On the gaming side, a brand new title for the series was announced just last month, in addition to new content for already-released titles like Dragon Ball Sparking Zero.
It seems even the older Dragon Ball games are getting some of this love, but in a way most probably never expected. The fan-favorite Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2, of all games, is currently set to receive a native PC version.
Ryn, who is a modder and game developer, shared the good news on Twitter recently, confirming that work on Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 for PC is underway.
To nobody’s surprise, the PC version of this Dragon Ball game from 2010 is not being worked on by official game developers. Instead, fans have taken it upon themselves to bring Raging Blast back, and they are doing so with a recompiled version.
For the unaware, recompilation of Xbox 360 games became possible recently, resulting in a nearly flawless Sonic Unleashed port for PC. This game was previously locked to the PS3 and Xbox 360, and even emulation yielded subpar results.
In the same vein, Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 is now being recompiled for PC. What this means is that fans of the classic entry will soon be able to run the game without needing an emulator on PC. A video shared by Ryn on Twitter, shown above, highlights this version of the game booting up on PC.
According to the modder, it crashed not long after the recording began, but the project appears to be making steady progress for now. Fans can also expect visual enhancements for Dragon Ball Raging Blast 2 as part of this package.
For further details on how the recompilation works, a YouTube video from Modern Vintage Gamer explains the process quite well. The tool XenonRecomp is the start of the show, allowing for the conversion of Xbox 360 executables into C++ code, which can then be recompiled into a PC port.
Needless to say, this recompilation could also lead to other Dragon Ball games, like Burst Limit, receiving the native PC port treatment in the future.
