# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp/blob/3f83acc5c555d2dad0d8f8abc9644c47a3dcec22/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-recomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-simpsons-game-recomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/the-simpsons-game-recomp-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp/blob/3f83acc5c555d2dad0d8f8abc9644c47a3dcec22/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/portingpete/the-simpsons-recomp/blob/3f83acc5c555d2dad0d8f8abc9644c47a3dcec22/docs/architecture.md>

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