Decompilation projects continue to pay off with more and more native PC ports of classic games coming from fan developers. The Spyro fandom was already flying high with the announcement of a brand-new series entry earlier this month, and now the good times are continuing to roll with a PC port that promises to bring all sorts of modern bells and whistles to the OG PS1 classic.
I'll get the bad news out of the way first: this fanmade PC port is not yet available to the public. But according to lumilaura, a prodigious Spyro speedrunner who's been asked to put an early version of the port through its paces, a full release is coming "much sooner than we all think." As if to demonstrate how close that launch is, she's provided a minute of gameplay footage which you can see below, and it's looking sharp.
"You're not dreaming, this is Spyro 1 running natively on windows 11 with the brand new OpenPETE decomp + recomp hybrid by Amec/tyscorp," lumilaura explains. "60fps, true widescreen, no polygon wobble, perspective correct textures, the works."
you're not dreaming, this is Spyro 1 running natively on windows 11 with the brand new OpenPETE decomp + recomp hybrid by Amec/tyscorp.60fps, true widescreen, no polygon wobble, perspective correct textures, the works.a spyro PC port is coming, much sooner than we all think. pic.twitter.com/bQ9M1sSC70June 23, 2026
While some fan projects along these lines have been marred by their use of AI-powered vibe coding, this one's being made with "no AI." Plus, the dev suggests that while the project only covers Spyro 1 for now, the two PS1 sequels could theoretically "be easily supported."
Of course, if you just want a modern-looking take on the original Spyro you could just dive into the Reignited Trilogy, but that's a fundamentally different experience to the actual OG. As lumilaura adds in a follow-up post, this port "runs 1:1 with console behind the scenes," right down to all the tricks and glitches that power the speedrun scene.
The devs behind the upcoming Spyro: A Realm Beyond credit the "loud and consistent" fans who bought 11 million copies of the remake with helping manifest the new game, and I'd say this kind of PC port only reinforces just how dedicated the Spyro fandom is. Now, after years of famine, they're finally getting the opportunity to feast.
