# 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.

- 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/puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp/blob/0852183dd13e6efb108170d3a814c0aa00cd3879/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nhl-legacy-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nhl-legacy-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/nhl-legacy-recomp-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp/blob/0852183dd13e6efb108170d3a814c0aa00cd3879/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/puckhead73/nhl-legacy-recomp/blob/0852183dd13e6efb108170d3a814c0aa00cd3879/DEV-README.md>

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