WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 running natively on Windows, and on Linux and the Steam Deck through Proton: the game's code recompiled for PC, with a native renderer. 60 fps, from 480p up to 8K; 720p at 60 fps on the Steam Deck.
v2.0
- Two new blur settings in the settings menu (F1): Edge blur and Background blur (the depth of field that softens the crowd and the arena behind the wrestlers). Both stay Off (as since v1.0.10) for a sharp picture; turn them On for the console's original look. They change instantly.
- More resolutions: 480p for weaker graphics cards, 1080p, and 8K for top-end ones, next to Auto, 720p, 1440p and 4K (F1 > Resolution, from the next start).
Updating: on v0.2 or newer, open the settings menu, go down to Update and press A twice; your saves are kept and backed up first. On v0.1, download the zip below and extract it over your folder (your .iso and userdata stay where they are).
You need your own copy of the game: a disc image (.iso, about 7.8 GB) of your own SvR 2008 disc, USA / Europe release. None of the disc's files are in this download, and this project does not condone piracy.
Download
SVR2008-NATIVE.zip under Assets below (not Source code, which is the developer source).
Windows
- Extract the zip into a folder of its own (for example
C:\Games\SVR2008-NATIVE). - Copy your
.isointo that folder, next tosvr2008.exe. - Run
svr2008.exe(if Windows warns, More info > Run anyway). The game finds the disc image by itself and starts.
A controller is recommended: keyboard controls are included but not tested yet.
Linux / Steam Deck (Proton)
Extract the zip, copy your .iso into that folder next to svr2008.exe, add svr2008.exe to Steam as a non-Steam game with Proton Experimental, and start it (from Game Mode on the Deck). Step by step: README.