Case study

StarCraft: Ghost — an Xbox executable statically recompiled for Windows

The StarCraft: Ghost Xbox recompilation translates the game's x86 executable into C with XboxRecomp and links it to a Windows runtime. Game-specific patches adjust generated code; the author reports tested mission loading, gameplay and transitions, with further coverage still pending.

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: 22
Last commit: 2026-10-13
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Windows x64, Visual Studio 2022, CMake 3.20+, Git Bash and Python 3.10+ with Capstone are required.
Prerequisites: XboxRecomp's modded-software-aknavj-rebased branch and a legally obtained Ghost.xbe with extracted game data are required.
Limits: Full mission coverage, additional save/load paths and audio fidelity still need validation.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{starcraft-ghost-xbox-recomp-case,
  title = {{StarCraft: Ghost — an Xbox executable statically recompiled for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/aknavj/scghost-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/aknavj/scghost-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/starcraft-ghost-xbox-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

StarCraft: Ghost — an Xbox executable statically recompiled for Windows. https://github.com/aknavj/scghost-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/starcraft-ghost-xbox-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · aknavj/scghost-recomp · Revision f67e6eb