# Rewritten: a functional reconstruction of Minecraft Xbox 360 Title Update 2

> Rewritten is a functional C++ decompilation project for Minecraft Legacy Console Edition Title Update 2 on Xbox 360. It aims to recreate the game's behavior without byte matching; the contribution notes describe using a patched TU2 XEX with Ghidra or IDA Pro.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/LCERD/Minecraft-Xbox-360-Decompilation>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/LCERD/Minecraft-Xbox-360-Decompilation/blob/cd771cb40037ea2cf3e7a68177f8c8b6b7bc3e7b/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/minecraft-xbox-360-rewritten-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/minecraft-xbox-360-rewritten-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/minecraft-xbox-360-rewritten-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** The game at Title Update 2 and its assets are required.
- **Prerequisites:** Building requires Windows, XDK v2.0.21119 and CMake.
- **Limits:** Build instructions are incomplete.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/LCERD/Minecraft-Xbox-360-Decompilation/blob/cd771cb40037ea2cf3e7a68177f8c8b6b7bc3e7b/README.md>

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