Case study

Forza Motorsport 3: Xbox 360 static recompilation for PC

Forza Motorsport 3 is being statically recompiled from its Xbox 360 PowerPC executable into C++ for a native Windows port. ReXGlue generates the code, while the project supplies console services and a launcher that installs and checks data from the user's two discs.

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

Stars: 119
Last commit: 2026-10-17
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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11 x64; building requires MSVC, LLVM/Clang 20+, CMake 3.25+, Ninja, and Git for Windows.
Prerequisites: Own copies of both supported USA game discs are required; Disc 1 supplies default.xex for code generation.
Limits: Career mode, local multiplayer, and other modes need more testing; Xbox Live is unavailable.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{hl360-forza3-case,
  title = {{Forza Motorsport 3: Xbox 360 static recompilation for PC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/0herculabs/hl360-forza3}},
  url = {https://github.com/0herculabs/hl360-forza3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/hl360-forza3-case/}}
}

Plain text

Forza Motorsport 3: Xbox 360 static recompilation for PC. https://github.com/0herculabs/hl360-forza3 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/hl360-forza3-case/

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README.md GitHub · 0herculabs/hl360-forza3 · Revision 8612130