Case study

mcdub3-nx: recompiling Midnight Club 3 for modern platforms

mcdub3-nx lifts the original Xbox code of Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition and Remix into C with xboxrecomp. It provides native versions for Nintendo Switch, Linux, macOS, Windows and Android, with game-specific runtime and graphics fixes. Players supply their own disc files; the Android APK loads extracted game files.

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

Stars: 108
Last commit: 2026-11-06
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: The player's own original-Xbox disc files for the chosen DUB Edition or Remix release.
Prerequisites: Nintendo Switch, Linux, macOS, Windows or Android build environment as documented for each platform.
Limits: Windows support is experimental; the author reports Switch play at 20–25 FPS with maximum overclock.
License: MIT.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{mcdub3-nx-case,
  title = {{mcdub3-nx: recompiling Midnight Club 3 for modern platforms}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/laureladastra/mcdub3-nx}},
  url = {https://github.com/laureladastra/mcdub3-nx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mcdub3-nx-case/}}
}

Plain text

mcdub3-nx: recompiling Midnight Club 3 for modern platforms. https://github.com/laureladastra/mcdub3-nx (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mcdub3-nx-case/

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README.md GitHub · laureladastra/mcdub3-nx · Revision 60d033e