# DBZ Budokai 1 HD Collection: a Windows static recompilation and mod pipeline

> DBZ Budokai 1 HD Collection builds a Windows port by statically recompiling the Xbox 360 game's PowerPC code with ReXGlue SDK. Its launcher selects USA or EU assets, and its mod tools overlay AFS entries and convert character models between Budokai releases.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/novapowers0/DBZ-Budokai-1-HD-Collection>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/novapowers0/DBZ-Budokai-1-HD-Collection/blob/c4ac8636ca64073001d2560318a13e80f46b8bb5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dbz-budokai-1-hd-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/dbz-budokai-1-hd-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/dbz-budokai-1-hd-recomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Provide default.xex and the data_*.afs files from a legal copy of the chosen region.
- **Prerequisites:** Build with a C++23 compiler, CMake 3.25 or later and ReXGlue SDK with the repository's runtime patches.
- **Prerequisites:** The model pipeline needs Python 3 and game assets; Budokai 3 model ports also need its data_cmn.afs.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/novapowers0/DBZ-Budokai-1-HD-Collection/blob/c4ac8636ca64073001d2560318a13e80f46b8bb5/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/novapowers0/DBZ-Budokai-1-HD-Collection/blob/c4ac8636ca64073001d2560318a13e80f46b8bb5/MODDING_README.md>

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