# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/sp00nznet/gh3>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/sp00nznet/gh3/blob/e7d5d6a0c38dc5ad5a6c5a3625ebe8dd004c5e2b/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gh3-guitar-hero-iii-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/gh3-guitar-hero-iii-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/gh3-guitar-hero-iii-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/sp00nznet/gh3/blob/e7d5d6a0c38dc5ad5a6c5a3625ebe8dd004c5e2b/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/sp00nznet/gh3/blob/e7d5d6a0c38dc5ad5a6c5a3625ebe8dd004c5e2b/docs/boot-investigation.md>

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