Case study

Burnout CRASH!: an Xbox 360 static recompilation for Windows

Burnout CRASH! translates the Xbox 360 XBLA game's PowerPC executables into C++ with ReXGlue for a native Windows build. Its configuration identifies additional engine functions and EASharp switch tables, while native hooks replace a few failing guest functions.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 20
Last commit: 2026-10-08
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows 10/11 x64, a Direct3D 12 GPU and a user-dumped Burnout CRASH! Xbox 360 package are required.
Scope: Only title update 3 with the specified executable hashes is supported.
Testing evidence: The author reports a title screen, menu, limited play and saving checks on one PC.
License: MIT License.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{burnout-crash-recomp-case,
  title = {{Burnout CRASH!: an Xbox 360 static recompilation for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kiesxoxo/burnout-crash-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/kiesxoxo/burnout-crash-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/burnout-crash-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Burnout CRASH!: an Xbox 360 static recompilation for Windows. https://github.com/kiesxoxo/burnout-crash-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/burnout-crash-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · kiesxoxo/burnout-crash-recomp · Revision ac11bd1
NOTES.md GitHub · kiesxoxo/burnout-crash-recomp · Revision ac11bd1
LICENSE GitHub · kiesxoxo/burnout-crash-recomp · Revision ac11bd1