Case study

Black 2006 Recomp: Windows recompilation of BLACK

Black 2006 Recomp is an experimental Windows recompilation of the original Xbox release of BLACK (2006), built with XboxRecomp. The README lists a Direct3D 11 renderer, keyboard and mouse, XInput, video settings, a PC launcher, and native audio, and says movies are enabled by default.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 241
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

The README points to the release downloads and says the user brings their own game files.
The Windows build can run on x86_64 Linux through Wine or Proton. Setup is in docs/linux.md.
GitHub reports the repository license as MIT.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{black-2006-recomp,
  title = {{Black 2006 Recomp: Windows recompilation of BLACK}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/portingpete/Black-2006-Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/portingpete/Black-2006-Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/black-2006-recomp/}}
}

Plain text

Black 2006 Recomp: Windows recompilation of BLACK. https://github.com/portingpete/Black-2006-Recomp (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/black-2006-recomp/

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README.md GitHub · portingpete/Black-2006-Recomp · Revision 2041e5a