Case study

Viva Piñata Recomp: a ReXGlue native Windows port

Viva Piñata Recomp translates the original Xbox 360 game's code into C++ with ReXGlue and builds a native Windows program. It includes a launcher, game-version checks and Direct3D 12 or Vulkan rendering modes; the author reports menu, garden and save functionality on the documented disc version.

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: 17
Last commit: 2026-11-03
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personally owned Viva Piñata USA/Europe Xbox 360 disc image matching the documented version and checksum.
Prerequisites: Windows 10 or 11 with a DirectX 12 graphics card and Visual Studio C++ build tools.
Limits: A full playthrough has not been completed; the author reports occasional shader stutter and a rare title-screen crash.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{viva-pinata-recomp-case,
  title = {{Viva Piñata Recomp: a ReXGlue native Windows port}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/crabinacrabic/VivaPinataRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/crabinacrabic/VivaPinataRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/viva-pinata-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Viva Piñata Recomp: a ReXGlue native Windows port. https://github.com/crabinacrabic/VivaPinataRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/viva-pinata-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · crabinacrabic/VivaPinataRecomp · Revision a0ecaa1
docs/XEX_ANALYSIS.md GitHub · crabinacrabic/VivaPinataRecomp · Revision a0ecaa1