Case study

gh3: statically recompiling Guitar Hero III for Windows

gh3 statically recompiles the PS3 disc release of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with ps3recomp for native Windows execution. Its build scripts lift the game, apply import handling and run it against the user's dumped disc; the author reports playable Quickplay songs while guitar input and timing work remain.

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: 2
Last commit: 2026-09-28
Language: Shell
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally dumped Guitar Hero III PS3 disc, release BLUS30074.
Prerequisites: ps3recomp, CMake, Ninja and clang-cl for the documented build.
Limits: Guitar controllers, 60 fps timing and modes beyond Quickplay remain unfinished.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{gh3-guitar-hero-iii-case,
  title = {{gh3: statically recompiling Guitar Hero III for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/sp00nznet/gh3}},
  url = {https://github.com/sp00nznet/gh3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/gh3-guitar-hero-iii-case/}}
}

Plain text

gh3: statically recompiling Guitar Hero III for Windows. https://github.com/sp00nznet/gh3 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/gh3-guitar-hero-iii-case/

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README.md GitHub · sp00nznet/gh3 · Revision e7d5d6a
docs/boot-investigation.md GitHub · sp00nznet/gh3 · Revision e7d5d6a