Case study

Marvel Nemesis: an original Xbox static recompilation port

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects is ported from original Xbox to Windows by recompiling the user's XBE locally with XboxXBERecomp. The repository includes a game-specific host and compatibility changes to the bundled SDK, with Direct3D 12 rendering, local Versus and added PC settings.

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

Stars: 35
Last commit: 2026-10-29
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

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: Files from the user's own supported original Xbox copy, with the documented default.xbe SHA-1, are required.
Prerequisites: Windows x64 and Direct3D 12 are required for the alpha port.
Limits: The author reports limited campaign and hardware testing; network multiplayer, native Linux and HDR are absent.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{marvel-nemesis-recomp-case,
  title = {{Marvel Nemesis: an original Xbox static recompilation port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/15Cyber/marvel-nemesis-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/15Cyber/marvel-nemesis-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/marvel-nemesis-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Marvel Nemesis: an original Xbox static recompilation port. https://github.com/15Cyber/marvel-nemesis-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/marvel-nemesis-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · 15Cyber/marvel-nemesis-recomp · Revision db4ecba
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · 15Cyber/marvel-nemesis-recomp · Revision db4ecba
LICENSE GitHub · 15Cyber/marvel-nemesis-recomp · Revision db4ecba