# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus/blob/d9486bad87db544430665b656aaff71e104958c2/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/lazarus-mass-effect-2-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/lazarus-mass-effect-2-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/lazarus-mass-effect-2-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus/blob/d9486bad87db544430665b656aaff71e104958c2/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus/blob/d9486bad87db544430665b656aaff71e104958c2/docs/architecture.md>
3. <https://github.com/VibePorter/Lazarus/blob/d9486bad87db544430665b656aaff71e104958c2/LICENSE>

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