diff --git a/src/DataGenerator/Classic.php b/src/DataGenerator/Classic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85c82f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/DataGenerator/Classic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+<?php
+namespace FastRoute\DataGenerator;
+
+use FastRoute\DataGenerator;
+use FastRoute\BadRouteException;
+use FastRoute\Route;
+
+class Classic implements DataGenerator {
+    protected $staticRoutes = [];
+    protected $methodToRegexToRoutesMap = [];
+
+    public function addRoute($httpMethod, $routeData, $handler) {
+        if ($this->isStaticRoute($routeData)) {
+            $this->addStaticRoute($httpMethod, $routeData, $handler);
+        } else {
+            $this->addVariableRoute($httpMethod, $routeData, $handler);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getData() {
+        if (empty($this->methodToRegexToRoutesMap)) {
+            return [$this->staticRoutes, []];
+        }
+
+        return [$this->staticRoutes, $this->methodToRegexToRoutesMap];
+    }
+
+    private function isStaticRoute($routeData) {
+        return count($routeData) == 1 && is_string($routeData[0]);
+    }
+
+    private function addStaticRoute($httpMethod, $routeData, $handler) {
+        $routeStr = $routeData[0];
+
+        if (isset($this->staticRoutes[$httpMethod][$routeStr])) {
+            throw new BadRouteException(sprintf(
+                'Cannot register two routes matching "%s" for method "%s"',
+                $routeStr, $httpMethod
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if (isset($this->methodToRegexToRoutesMap[$httpMethod])) {
+            foreach ($this->methodToRegexToRoutesMap[$httpMethod] as $route) {
+                if ($route->matches($routeStr)) {
+                    throw new BadRouteException(sprintf(
+                        'Static route "%s" is shadowed by previously defined variable route "%s" for method "%s"',
+                        $routeStr, $route->regex, $httpMethod
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->staticRoutes[$httpMethod][$routeStr] = $handler;
+    }
+
+    private function addVariableRoute($httpMethod, $routeData, $handler) {
+        list($regex, $variables) = $this->buildRegexForRoute($routeData);
+
+        if (isset($this->methodToRegexToRoutesMap[$httpMethod][$regex])) {
+            throw new BadRouteException(sprintf(
+                'Cannot register two routes matching "%s" for method "%s"',
+                $regex, $httpMethod
+            ));
+        }
+
+        $this->methodToRegexToRoutesMap[$httpMethod][$regex] = new Route(
+            $httpMethod, $handler, $regex, $variables
+        );
+    }
+
+    private function buildRegexForRoute($routeData) {
+        $regex = '';
+        $variables = [];
+        foreach ($routeData as $part) {
+            if (is_string($part)) {
+                $regex .= preg_quote($part, '~');
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            list($varName, $regexPart) = $part;
+
+            if (isset($variables[$varName])) {
+                throw new BadRouteException(sprintf(
+                    'Cannot use the same placeholder "%s" twice', $varName
+                ));
+            }
+
+            if ($this->regexHasCapturingGroups($regexPart)) {
+                throw new BadRouteException(sprintf(
+                    'Regex "%s" for parameter "%s" contains a capturing group',
+                    $regexPart, $varName
+                ));
+            }
+
+            $variables[$varName] = $varName;
+            $regex .= '(' . $regexPart . ')';
+        }
+
+        return [$regex, $variables];
+    }
+
+    private function regexHasCapturingGroups($regex) {
+        if (false === strpos($regex, '(')) {
+            // Needs to have at least a ( to contain a capturing group
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Semi-accurate detection for capturing groups
+        return preg_match(
+            '~
+                (?:
+                    \(\?\(
+                  | \[ [^\]\\\\]* (?: \\\\ . [^\]\\\\]* )* \]
+                  | \\\\ .
+                ) (*SKIP)(*FAIL) |
+                \(
+                (?!
+                    \? (?! <(?![!=]) | P< | \' )
+                  | \*
+                )
+            ~x',
+            $regex
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Dispatcher/Classic.php b/src/Dispatcher/Classic.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30880d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Dispatcher/Classic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FastRoute\Dispatcher;
+
+use FastRoute\Dispatcher;
+
+class Classic implements Dispatcher{
+    protected $staticRouteMap;
+    protected $variableRouteData;
+
+    public function __construct($data) {
+        list($this->staticRouteMap, $this->variableRouteData) = $data;
+    }
+
+    public function dispatch($httpMethod, $uri) {
+        if (isset($this->staticRouteMap[$httpMethod][$uri])) {
+            $handler = $this->staticRouteMap[$httpMethod][$uri];
+            return [self::FOUND, $handler, []];
+        } else if ($httpMethod === 'HEAD' && isset($this->staticRouteMap['GET'][$uri])) {
+            $handler = $this->staticRouteMap['GET'][$uri];
+            return [self::FOUND, $handler, []];
+        }
+
+        $varRouteData = $this->variableRouteData;
+        if (isset($varRouteData[$httpMethod])) {
+            $result = $this->dispatchVariableRoute($varRouteData[$httpMethod], $uri);
+            if ($result[0] === self::FOUND) {
+                return $result;
+            }
+        } else if ($httpMethod === 'HEAD' && isset($varRouteData['GET'])) {
+            $result = $this->dispatchVariableRoute($varRouteData['GET'], $uri);
+            if ($result[0] === self::FOUND) {
+                return $result;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Find allowed methods for this URI by matching against all other HTTP methods as well
+        $allowedMethods = [];
+
+        foreach ($this->staticRouteMap as $method => $uriMap) {
+            if ($method !== $httpMethod && isset($uriMap[$uri])) {
+                $allowedMethods[] = $method;
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach ($varRouteData as $method => $routeData) {
+            if ($method === $httpMethod) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $result = $this->dispatchVariableRoute($routeData, $uri);
+            if ($result[0] === self::FOUND) {
+                $allowedMethods[] = $method;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // If there are no allowed methods the route simply does not exist
+        if ($allowedMethods) {
+            return [self::METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, $allowedMethods];
+        } else {
+            return [self::NOT_FOUND];
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected function dispatchVariableRoute($routeData, $uri) {
+        foreach ($routeData as $regex => $route) {
+            if (!preg_match('~^' . $regex. '$~', $uri, $matches)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $vars = [];
+            $i = 0;
+            foreach ($route->variables as $varName) {
+                $vars[$varName] = $matches[++$i];
+            }
+            return [self::FOUND, $route->handler, $vars];
+        }
+
+        return [self::NOT_FOUND];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/functions.php b/src/functions.php
index 3af6779..6508b8b 100644
--- a/src/functions.php
+++ b/src/functions.php
@@ -3,6 +3,29 @@
 namespace FastRoute;
 
 if (!function_exists('FastRoute\simpleDispatcher')) {
+    /**
+     * @param callable $routeDefinitionCallback
+     * @param array $options
+     *
+     * @return Dispatcher
+     */
+    function classicDispatcher(callable $routeDefinitionCallback, array $options = []) {
+        $options += [
+            'routeParser' => 'FastRoute\\RouteParser\\Std',
+            'dataGenerator' => 'FastRoute\\DataGenerator\\Classic',
+            'dispatcher' => 'FastRoute\\Dispatcher\\Classic',
+            'routeCollector' => 'FastRoute\\RouteCollector',
+        ];
+
+        /** @var RouteCollector $routeCollector */
+        $routeCollector = new $options['routeCollector'](
+            new $options['routeParser'], new $options['dataGenerator']
+        );
+        $routeDefinitionCallback($routeCollector);
+
+        return new $options['dispatcher']($routeCollector->getData());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param callable $routeDefinitionCallback
      * @param array $options