Pepsiman Recompiled (RepsiMan, browser)

Pepsiman Recompiled (GitHub name RepsiMan) ran Pepsiman (1999), the Japan-only PlayStation runner about Pepsi’s mascot, in a browser tab. It was not an emulator: the game’s code was statically recompiled to WebAssembly. You loaded your own disc image. It is offline: when we checked on 21 October 2026, pepsiman.ol.mr showed a Cloudflare error, so this page has no play button.

What it was

The project was made by Kem0x (Kareem Olim), a developer who works on game modding frameworks and reverse engineering, and was published in late July 2026. It used PSXRecomp, a framework that translates PS1 MIPS code into C ahead of time; Kem0x kept a copy of it on his GitHub and added a WebAssembly runtime to it so the result could run in a browser. Retro Dodo, TechEBlog and Notebookcheck all covered the release.

From the README and coverage, version 1.0 offered:

• 60 fps while keeping the original timing, physics and music;
• widescreen by default, with a 4:3 option;
• gamepad support and keyboard remapping;
• memory card saves with import and export;
• a pause menu with level select, restart and practice;
• offline play as an installable web app once cached.

The release bundled OpenBIOS from the open-source PCSX-Redux project instead of Sony’s BIOS, and shipped no game data: you supplied CUE/BIN files from your own disc. Chromium browsers on desktop were the most reliable; other browsers and phones had problems.

Where it went

• pepsiman.ol.mr, the play address, now returns a Cloudflare error (1014) instead of the game.
• github.com/kem0x/RepsiMan, the source and release notes, returns 404.
• The game later moved into VL.MR, Olim’s own collection of browser recompilations (“Video Legacy, Modern Runtime”). Its Pepsiman page now returns 410 Gone, and the VL.MR menu no longer lists the game.

We found no takedown notice and the author has not said why it was removed, so we list it as down rather than taken down. Copies of the repository by other accounts exist; we do not link them.

Is it legal?

• It was an unofficial fan project. Pepsiman was developed and published by KID in Japan; the character belongs to PepsiCo. Neither endorsed it.
• The project did not distribute the game. Only use a disc image made from a copy you own.

Related

For other PS1 games rebuilt to run without an emulator, see CTR Native and Severed Chains for The Legend of Dragoon.

Unofficial. This page is written by an independent directory. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with KID or Kem0x (Kareem Olim) (Pepsiman Recompiled (RepsiMan, browser)'s author). We do not host any files, and we never link to game files, ROMs or ISOs.