# 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.

- 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/freeqaz/rb3-xenon>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/freeqaz/rb3-xenon/blob/fe7a8eb01e8bf171180ed89bbe5b602651e9518b/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeqaz-rock-band-3-xenon-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/freeqaz-rock-band-3-xenon-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/freeqaz-rock-band-3-xenon-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/freeqaz/rb3-xenon/blob/fe7a8eb01e8bf171180ed89bbe5b602651e9518b/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/freeqaz/rb3-xenon/blob/fe7a8eb01e8bf171180ed89bbe5b602651e9518b/docs/INDEX.md>

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