Case study

MKVDCU-Recomp: a Windows recompilation of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

MKVDCU-Recomp builds a Windows port of the Xbox 360 game Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe by statically recompiling the player's retail executable with ReXGlue. Its launcher manages local builds, while a game-specific host supplies settings, telemetry and mod loading. The author reports full Arcade matches on one PC.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 61
Last commit: 2026-11-07
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Own the original retail Xbox 360 game files, including the supported default.xex.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 1809+ or Windows 11 x64 with Direct3D 12 and local build tools.
Limits: Other modes, hardware and long sessions need more testing.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{mkvdcu-recomp-case,
  title = {{MKVDCU-Recomp: a Windows recompilation of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/KawaiiBunga/MKVDCU-Recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/KawaiiBunga/MKVDCU-Recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/mkvdcu-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

MKVDCU-Recomp: a Windows recompilation of Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. https://github.com/KawaiiBunga/MKVDCU-Recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/mkvdcu-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · KawaiiBunga/MKVDCU-Recomp · Revision 9611129
docs/STATUS.md GitHub · KawaiiBunga/MKVDCU-Recomp · Revision 9611129