Case study

The Simpsons Game: an Xbox 360 static recompilation for Windows

The Simpsons Game port translates the US Xbox 360 game's PowerPC code into C++ ahead of time for a native Windows x64 build. It provides handwritten platform services, audio, input, and a Direct3D 11 renderer with an optional Vulkan path; the author reports that all levels load.

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: 12
Last commit: 2026-10-18
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

Supply your own supported US Xbox 360 retail game files.
Build requires Windows x64 and ClangCL.
Full gameplay, stability, visual fidelity, and performance testing remains incomplete.

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BibTeX

@misc{the-simpsons-game-recomp-case,
  title = {{The Simpsons Game: an Xbox 360 static recompilation for Windows}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

The Simpsons Game: an Xbox 360 static recompilation for Windows. https://github.com/portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp · Revision 3f83acc
docs/architecture.md GitHub · portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp · Revision 3f83acc