Case study
re-Sonic06Demo: a ReXGlue recompilation of the Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) demo
re-Sonic06Demo uses the ReXGlue SDK to recompile the Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) demo and build a native executable. The author reports that the demo can be played from start to finish, with slowdowns especially during videos; it currently supports gamepad input only.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C1 partial scope or analysis entry
- Stars
- 18
- Last commit
- 2026-02-26
- Language
- CMake
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence

- Observed
- Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
- Scope
- Partial
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: The Sonic 06 Demo package files are required in assets.
- Prerequisites: Building follows the ReXGlue SDK instructions.
- Limits: The current build supports gamepad input only and may slow down during videos.
- License: No licence file in the repository.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{re-sonic06demo-case,
title = {{re-Sonic06Demo: a ReXGlue recompilation of the Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) demo}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/PranchaD/re-Sonic06Demo}},
url = {https://github.com/PranchaD/re-Sonic06Demo},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-sonic06demo-case/}}
}Plain text
re-Sonic06Demo: a ReXGlue recompilation of the Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) demo. https://github.com/PranchaD/re-Sonic06Demo (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/re-sonic06demo-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · PranchaD/re-Sonic06Demo · Revision 4b78cc0
- CMakeLists.txt GitHub · PranchaD/re-Sonic06Demo · Revision 4b78cc0
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