# 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.

- 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/MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry/blob/4f8f82028c02e25a32402b4de96f9c23e2f3b7c5/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-cherry-lollipop-chainsaw-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-cherry-lollipop-chainsaw-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/re-cherry-lollipop-chainsaw-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry/blob/4f8f82028c02e25a32402b4de96f9c23e2f3b7c5/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/MaxDeadBear/Re-Cherry/blob/4f8f82028c02e25a32402b4de96f9c23e2f3b7c5/CMakeLists.txt>

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