Case study

Rock Band 3: agent-assisted Xbox 360 matching decompilation

rb3-xenon reconstructs Rock Band 3 Xbox 360 code in C++ and compares compiler output with the retail executable function by function. It uses the original MSVC Xbox 360 toolchain and extensive game-specific analysis and workflow code; the author reports 98.9% of game-code functions byte matched.

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: 4
Last commit: 2026-10-07
Language: C++
License (GitHub): CC0-1.0

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: Own copy of Rock Band 3 and the original Xbox 360 MSVC toolchain for matching builds.
Limits: The author reports 98.9% of game-code functions byte matched; the project remains incomplete.
License: CC0-1.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{freeqaz-rock-band-3-xenon-case,
  title = {{Rock Band 3: agent-assisted Xbox 360 matching decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/freeqaz/rb3-xenon}},
  url = {https://github.com/freeqaz/rb3-xenon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeqaz-rock-band-3-xenon-case/}}
}

Plain text

Rock Band 3: agent-assisted Xbox 360 matching decompilation. https://github.com/freeqaz/rb3-xenon (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeqaz-rock-band-3-xenon-case/

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README.md GitHub · freeqaz/rb3-xenon · Revision fe7a8eb
docs/INDEX.md GitHub · freeqaz/rb3-xenon · Revision fe7a8eb