UPSTREAM PROJECT · Native recreation

Pokémon Red and Blue

G1R Deluxe / Gen1Recomp

A playable native recreation of Pokémon Red and Blue, being considered for an Archipelago adaptation.

Maintained independently by the upstream teams credited below. Their guides, releases and issue trackers are the source for setup and support.

Archipelago adaptation unimplemented

Before you start.

G1R Deluxe is a native Lua/LÖVE2D recreation, rather than a static recompilation. Its upstream releases are playable without Archipelago.
Download an upstream build and import your own canonical US English Red or Blue ROM. The importer verifies the ROM hash; current Archipelago patched ROMs are not supported by this setup.
The existing Archipelago world is Pokemon Red and Blue and uses patched ROMs with BizHawk. A native adaptation would need game hooks and the same item, location and patch behavior before compatibility could be claimed.
There is no implemented native Archipelago adaptation listed here. Use the existing world’s guide for an Archipelago run today.

Upstream documentation reviewed 13 October 2026. Read the linked release notes for current requirements and known issues.

The proposed Red and Blue adaptation has not been implemented. The existing world is maintained in the Archipelago project.

BryanThaBoi maintains G1R Deluxe. Upstream credits pret and its pokered disassembly; the native recreation runs on LÖVE2D.

For help with the upstream project, use its support links above.