Case study

COD3 Reborn: continuing a Call of Duty 3 static recompilation

COD3 Reborn builds a native Windows port of Call of Duty 3 by translating its Xbox 360 PowerPC executable and level libraries with XenonRecomp. It links the generated code to a kernel, graphics and audio runtime inherited from an earlier port, then adds title-specific investigation and fixes. The author reports that individual levels load and render, while campaign-wide play and several graphics and input issues remain unresolved.

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: 18
Last commit: 2026-10-18
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: A personal extracted Call of Duty 3 folder with default.xex and 15 level DLLs is required.
Prerequisites: Building requires CMake 3.20+, Ninja, Clang, Visual Studio or Build Tools, PowerShell 5+ and LLVM 20.1.8.
Limits: Mouse look, frame-rate behavior and some graphics formats remain unresolved.
License: The repository LICENSE distinguishes inherited BSD 3-Clause runtime code from later work.

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BibTeX

@misc{cod3-reborn-case,
  title = {{COD3 Reborn: continuing a Call of Duty 3 static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jxnplays/cod3-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/jxnplays/cod3-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/cod3-reborn-case/}}
}

Plain text

COD3 Reborn: continuing a Call of Duty 3 static recompilation. https://github.com/jxnplays/cod3-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/cod3-reborn-case/

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README.md GitHub · jxnplays/cod3-recomp · Revision ef7048c
docs/FINDINGS.md GitHub · jxnplays/cod3-recomp · Revision ef7048c