# 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.

- 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/ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx/blob/baf523b8e93a1b02d8b73d13aebf86780f8cc0c6/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sa2-nx-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sa2-nx-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sa2-nx-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx/blob/baf523b8e93a1b02d8b73d13aebf86780f8cc0c6/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/ChanseyIsTheBest/sa2-nx/blob/baf523b8e93a1b02d8b73d13aebf86780f8cc0c6/docs/sa2-notes.md>

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