Case study

Re-Cherry: recompiling Lollipop Chainsaw

Re-Cherry builds a ReXGlue-based version of the Xbox 360 game Lollipop Chainsaw from a user's extracted game image. Its C++ host sources include game hooks and a costume switcher, and the build invokes ReXGlue code generation before CMake compilation.

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: 75
Last commit: 2026-04-01
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: A user's own Lollipop Chainsaw Xbox 360 dump, including DEFAULT.XEX and game assets, is required.
Prerequisites: Building requires the ReXGlue SDK and a C++ toolchain.
Limits: The README lists screen tearing as a current issue.
License: No licence file in the repository.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{re-cherry-lollipop-chainsaw-case,
  title = {{Re-Cherry: recompiling Lollipop Chainsaw}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry}},
  url = {https://github.com/MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-cherry-lollipop-chainsaw-case/}}
}

Plain text

Re-Cherry: recompiling Lollipop Chainsaw. https://github.com/MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-cherry-lollipop-chainsaw-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry · Revision 4f8f820
CMakeLists.txt GitHub · MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry · Revision 4f8f820