{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "This recompiles the original Xbox release of The Sims 2, USA, with Xbox XBE Recomp. The supported default.xbe is 3,399,680 bytes, SHA-1 16f9e41ce26c315a758f25d43ba1fa9d3809d1ad. The README says Windows reaches live gameplay on a lot, and the native Linux build reaches the title screen and a 3D neighbourhood. Windows uses Direct3D 12. Linux uses Vulkan.",
  "description_zh": "该项目用 Xbox XBE Recomp 重编译初代 Xbox 美版《模拟人生 2》。受支持的 default.xbe 为 3,399,680 字节，SHA-1 为 16f9e41ce26c315a758f25d43ba1fa9d3809d1ad。README 写明 Windows 能进入地块上的实时游戏，原生 Linux 构建能进入标题画面和三维社区。Windows 使用 Direct3D 12。Linux 使用 Vulkan。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/sims2-xbox-recomp/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sims2-xbox-recomp/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/abilliontokens/sims2-recomp/blob/8ce155df78ba5f5a2078acfeb2a5bbc8c2fc3689/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "sims2-xbox-recomp",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/sims2-xbox-recomp/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/sims2-xbox-recomp/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sims2-xbox-recomp/index.md",
  "name": "The Sims 2: statically recompiling the original Xbox game",
  "name_zh": "模拟人生 2：静态重编译初代 Xbox 游戏",
  "reconstruction_method": "static-recompilation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirements": [
    "Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, with a Direct3D 12 GPU, or Linux x64 with Vulkan and glibc 2.43 or newer. Put the disc image or extracted default.xbe in assets/ beside the binary.",
    "The README names no license. It says the vendored SDK is MIT."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要 64 位 Windows 10 或 11 和支持 Direct3D 12 的显卡，或者带 Vulkan 和 glibc 2.43 及以上的 x64 Linux。把光盘镜像或解压出的 default.xbe 放到可执行文件旁边的 assets/。",
    "README 未注明本项目的许可证。它写明附带的 SDK 是 MIT。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/abilliontokens/sims2-recomp",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-07"
}