# defjam-sw: a static recompilation of Def Jam: Fight for NY

> defjam-sw lifts the original Xbox executable of Def Jam: Fight for NY instruction by instruction into C for native Nintendo Switch and Linux builds. Its runtime supplies Xbox kernel, graphics, audio and controller behavior, with game-specific replacements for lifted functions.

- 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/R-drg/defjam-sw>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/R-drg/defjam-sw/blob/5381916d7075c285491e87d30bca1d5e72d2bd82/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/defjam-sw-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/defjam-sw-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/defjam-sw-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply the USA original Xbox release of Def Jam: Fight for NY.
- **Prerequisites:** Switch use requires custom firmware and title takeover mode.
- **Limits:** A complete playthrough has not been reported.
- **License:** Repository code is MIT licensed; vendored xboxrecomp includes LGPL-2.1 components.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/R-drg/defjam-sw/blob/5381916d7075c285491e87d30bca1d5e72d2bd82/README.md>

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