Case study

Sonic Adventure 2 — Nintendo Switch port: an Xbox 360 static recompilation

The Sonic Adventure 2 Nintendo Switch port translates the Xbox 360 game's default.xex and stage-data module to C++ with ReXGlue and draws through a deko3d renderer. Its repository includes game-specific code, renderer changes and notes on executable behavior. The author reports near-60 FPS single-player results in tested scenes, with heavier two-player scenes running slower.

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: 23
Last commit: 2026-11-05
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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: The user's Xbox 360 Xbox Live Arcade game content package is required; Battle DLC is optional.
Prerequisites: Installation requires a Switch launch mode with sufficient memory; Album applet mode is insufficient.
Limits: The first run after installation or update compiles shaders as they are encountered.
License: The repository includes a GPL-3.0 license file.

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BibTeX

@misc{sa2-nx-case,
  title = {{Sonic Adventure 2 — Nintendo Switch port: an Xbox 360 static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx}},
  url = {https://github.com/ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sa2-nx-case/}}
}

Plain text

Sonic Adventure 2 — Nintendo Switch port: an Xbox 360 static recompilation. https://github.com/ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sa2-nx-case/

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README.md GitHub · ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx · Revision baf523b
docs/sa2-notes.md GitHub · ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx · Revision baf523b