Case study

NHL Legacy: Xbox 360 static recompilation and Vulkan port

Uses ReXGlue to statically recompile the Xbox 360 NHL Legacy executable into a native Windows program. A game-specific Vulkan renderer and host code handle presentation, while a builder prepares an installation from the player's ISO or extracted game folder. The source also documents graphics investigations and diagnostic tools.

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: 66
Last commit: 2026-07-22
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

Provide a personal NHL Legacy disc dump as an ISO or extracted folder containing default.xex; the builder checks its hash.
Requires Windows 10/11 x64 or Linux through Proton, a Vulkan-capable GPU and about 10 GB of disk space.
Only the specified unmodified game image passes validation.

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BibTeX

@misc{nhl-legacy-recomp-case,
  title = {{NHL Legacy: Xbox 360 static recompilation and Vulkan port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/nhl-legacy-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

NHL Legacy: Xbox 360 static recompilation and Vulkan port. https://github.com/puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/nhl-legacy-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp · Revision 0852183
DEV-README.md GitHub · puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp · Revision 0852183