Case study

GHMetalRecomp: a Windows static recompilation of Guitar Hero: Metallica

GHMetalRecomp statically recompiles the Xbox 360 Guitar Hero: Metallica executable for native Windows play using ReXGlue and the user's disc. Its game-specific code and launcher add controller and microphone support, display options and fixes described in per-issue engineering notes.

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

Stars: 13
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: C++

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

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An owned USA or Europe Xbox 360 disc image of Guitar Hero: Metallica is required.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11, a Vulkan-capable GPU and the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable are required.
Testing evidence: The author labels the port beta; drums, AMD graphics cards and Wii or PS3 instruments were untested at the stated release.
License: MIT license for project code.

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BibTeX

@misc{ghmetalrecomp-case,
  title = {{GHMetalRecomp: a Windows static recompilation of Guitar Hero: Metallica}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ghmetalrecomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

GHMetalRecomp: a Windows static recompilation of Guitar Hero: Metallica. https://github.com/ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ghmetalrecomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp · Revision 370d052
assets/README.md GitHub · ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp · Revision 370d052
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · ElGuslml/GHMetalRecomp · Revision 370d052