Case study

AZHS: reconstructing Need for Speed: High Stakes 4.50

AZHS reconstructs Need for Speed: High Stakes 4.50 source from the original game binaries. Its technical notes map Watcom and Visual C++ calling conventions, the eacsnd.dll sound module, and several DirectX 6 and 7 renderer variants; complete playability and broader platform support remain goals.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 12
Last commit: 2026-11-07
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

Copy as Markdown View JSON Cite

Requirements & limits

Building requires Microsoft Visual Studio; the SDK directories request DirectX 6.0, 7.0, and 8.0 SDK files.
Complete playability and 64-bit support remain goals.
MIT License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{azhs-case,
  title = {{AZHS: reconstructing Need for Speed: High Stakes 4.50}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/americusmaximus/AZHS}},
  url = {https://github.com/americusmaximus/AZHS},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/azhs-case/}}
}

Plain text

AZHS: reconstructing Need for Speed: High Stakes 4.50. https://github.com/americusmaximus/AZHS (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/azhs-case/

Useful? Star Awesome REA on GitHub2.4k

About this entry

The description was reviewed against primary sources.

Report an outdated entry Suggest a translation fix

Primary sources

README.MD GitHub · americusmaximus/AZHS · Revision 80ffb7e