Case study

Colin McRae Rally 2005: an Xbox XBE recompilation for Windows

A Colin McRae Rally 2005 port recompiles the US original-Xbox game for native Windows execution using Xbox XBE Recomp. The bundled runtime supplies Xbox kernel and XDK replacements, Direct3D 12 rendering, audio and controller support, while game code and assets come from the user's own copy. The port adds display settings and rendering fixes.

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: 38
Last commit: 2026-10-28
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The US NTSC Xbox game files, including the specified default.xbe, must come from the user's own copy.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 64-bit and a Direct3D 12-capable GPU are required; source builds require Visual Studio 2022 with the listed C++ tools.
Limits: Other Xbox regions and the PC game release are unsupported.
License: GPL-3.0 license for the port; the bundled SDK retains its stated MIT terms.

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BibTeX

@misc{colin-mcrae-rally-2005-recomp-case,
  title = {{Colin McRae Rally 2005: an Xbox XBE recompilation for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/colin-mcrae-rally-2005-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Colin McRae Rally 2005: an Xbox XBE recompilation for Windows. https://github.com/projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/colin-mcrae-rally-2005-recomp-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp · Revision 58d178e
sdk/README.md GitHub · projectedan/McRae05-XBE-Recomp · Revision 58d178e