Case study

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — Recomp: Xbox 360 code on PC and Android

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — Recomp translates the Xbox 360 game's PowerPC code to C++ for PC and Android builds using a ReXGlue-derived toolchain. It keeps generated code local to the user's disc, adds a launcher that checks the executable hash, and documents the QB script archive format used for translation work.

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

Stars: 30
Last commit: 2026-08-31
Language: Java

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personal Guitar Hero III Xbox 360 USA Rev 1 disc ISO with the documented default.xex hash is required.
Prerequisites: Building requires CMake, Clang/LLVM, Ninja and the ReXGlue SDK.
Limits: The Android build has black Bink video playback; the project also lists unresolved note-target and mod-overlay behavior.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{guitar-hero-iii-recomp-case,
  title = {{Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — Recomp: Xbox 360 code on PC and Android}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/luisxl15/Guitar-Hero-3-Recomp-}},
  url = {https://github.com/luisxl15/Guitar-Hero-3-Recomp-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/guitar-hero-iii-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — Recomp: Xbox 360 code on PC and Android. https://github.com/luisxl15/Guitar-Hero-3-Recomp- (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/guitar-hero-iii-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · luisxl15/Guitar-Hero-3-Recomp- · Revision b9d129e
docs/formato-qb.md GitHub · luisxl15/Guitar-Hero-3-Recomp- · Revision b9d129e