Case study

Skate 3 Port: an Android ARM64 static recompilation port

Skate 3 Port adapts an Xbox 360 Skate 3 static recompilation to Android ARM64, linking the translated PowerPC game code against a Vulkan runtime. Its Android launcher validates and extracts a player's ISO, while the fork adds touch controls, graphics settings and runtime changes. The project is experimental, with visual bugs, missing effects and device-specific performance issues listed as expected limitations.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 19
Last commit: 2026-09-22
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personal Skate 3 Xbox 360 ISO is required.
Prerequisites: The device needs Android 13+, ARM64, Vulkan and an ARMv8.2 CPU with FP16 and dot-product support.
Limits: Visual bugs, missing effects and device-specific performance issues are expected.
License: BSD 3-Clause applies to this project's original code; inherited and vendored code retains its own terms.

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BibTeX

@misc{skate-3-port-android-case,
  title = {{Skate 3 Port: an Android ARM64 static recompilation port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/darchap/Skate3-Port}},
  url = {https://github.com/darchap/Skate3-Port},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/skate-3-port-android-case/}}
}

Plain text

Skate 3 Port: an Android ARM64 static recompilation port. https://github.com/darchap/Skate3-Port (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/skate-3-port-android-case/

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README.md GitHub · darchap/Skate3-Port · Revision c717418
docs/vendored-patches.md GitHub · darchap/Skate3-Port · Revision c717418