Case study

SpeedBreaker: Carbon — statically recompiling Need for Speed: Carbon

SpeedBreaker: Carbon is a static recompilation of the Xbox 360 version of Need for Speed: Carbon (2006). The only supported disc is the USA Collector's Edition. Packages cover SteamOS, Linux, Mac, and a Windows beta. An experimental iPhone and iPad build is also described.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 56
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

The player supplies a full ISO, a trimmed XISO, or an extracted folder of that disc. No title update is required. The standard edition and other regions are rejected.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{speedbreaker-carbon,
  title = {{SpeedBreaker: Carbon — statically recompiling Need for Speed: Carbon}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/SpeedBreakerProject/speedbreaker-carbon}},
  url = {https://github.com/SpeedBreakerProject/speedbreaker-carbon},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/speedbreaker-carbon/}}
}

Plain text

SpeedBreaker: Carbon — statically recompiling Need for Speed: Carbon. https://github.com/SpeedBreakerProject/speedbreaker-carbon (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/speedbreaker-carbon/

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README.md GitHub · SpeedBreakerProject/speedbreaker-carbon · Revision f3b6b65