Case study

Lazarus: a Mass Effect 2 static recompilation for Nintendo Switch

Lazarus translates the Xbox 360 version of Mass Effect 2 with Title Update 2 from PowerPC code into C++ for Nintendo Switch. It converts Xenos shaders ahead of time and uses a deko3d renderer that handles the game's Direct3D calls. The repository includes game-specific hooks, native function replacements and build documentation for user-supplied discs.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 27
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A homebrew-capable Nintendo Switch, the user's two Mass Effect 2 Xbox 360 discs and the corresponding Title Update 2 package are required.
Testing evidence: The build produces the NRO and converted shaders from the user's files; the build chain has not yet been rerun from a fresh clone.
Limits: Heavy scenes can have frame-rate drops and short audio dropouts; 2x MSAA, lens flares and online services are unavailable.
License: GPL-3.0 License.

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BibTeX

@misc{lazarus-mass-effect-2-case,
  title = {{Lazarus: a Mass Effect 2 static recompilation for Nintendo Switch}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus}},
  url = {https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/lazarus-mass-effect-2-case/}}
}

Plain text

Lazarus: a Mass Effect 2 static recompilation for Nintendo Switch. https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/lazarus-mass-effect-2-case/

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README.md GitHub · VibePorter/Lazarus · Revision d9486ba
docs/architecture.md GitHub · VibePorter/Lazarus · Revision d9486ba
LICENSE GitHub · VibePorter/Lazarus · Revision d9486ba