Case study

The Simpsons Game — Android Evolved: an ARM64 recompilation port

The Simpsons Game — Android Evolved ports statically recompiled Xbox 360 game code to Android ARM64 using ReXGlue, SDL3 and Vulkan 1.1. It adds Android launcher and touch controls, renderer adjustments and diagnostic tools. The author reports reaching the title screen and animated introduction on a Galaxy S25 Ultra.

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: 16
Last commit: 2026-10-22
Language: Java
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: ARM64 Android 8.0+ with Vulkan 1.1 or newer and the user's own extracted game files.
Prerequisites: Building the game variant requires Android Studio with JDK 17 or 21, SDK 35, NDK 28.2.13676358 and CMake 3.30.5.
Limits: The game variant is experimental; full gameplay and audio quality remain untested.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{the-simpsons-game-android-recomp-case,
  title = {{The Simpsons Game — Android Evolved: an ARM64 recompilation port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android}},
  url = {https://github.com/codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-android-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

The Simpsons Game — Android Evolved: an ARM64 recompilation port. https://github.com/codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-android-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android · Revision a90b8e1
docs/current-status.md GitHub · codepdbh/the-simpsons-game-android · Revision a90b8e1