Case study

Free Riders Recompiled: a static recompilation of Sonic Free Riders

Free Riders Recompiled ports the Xbox 360 version of Sonic Free Riders to Windows, Linux and Android by translating PowerPC code with XenonRecomp and Xenos shaders with XenosRecomp. Its native runtime replaces console kernel, graphics, audio, input and Kinect services, while a launcher installs game data from the user's disc image. The author reports working menus and playable races, with other content still incompletely explored.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 114
Last commit: 2026-11-10
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Provide a legally acquired USA or Europe Sonic Free Riders disc image; the repository does not include game assets.
Prerequisites: Windows, Linux or Android is required for the documented port.
Limits: Only USA and Europe discs are supported; many stages and modes remain untested, and Kinect v2 support is experimental.
License: GPL-3.0 licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{free-riders-recompiled-case,
  title = {{Free Riders Recompiled: a static recompilation of Sonic Free Riders}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/YuutaTsubasa/Free-Riders-Recompiled}},
  url = {https://github.com/YuutaTsubasa/Free-Riders-Recompiled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/free-riders-recompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

Free Riders Recompiled: a static recompilation of Sonic Free Riders. https://github.com/YuutaTsubasa/Free-Riders-Recompiled (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/free-riders-recompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · YuutaTsubasa/Free-Riders-Recompiled · Revision fe4ff08
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · YuutaTsubasa/Free-Riders-Recompiled · Revision fe4ff08