Case study

WiiCompiled: a Mario Kart Wii static recompilation port for Xbox UWP

WiiCompiled's Xbox UWP port builds the static recompilation of Mario Kart Wii as a packaged application for Xbox Series consoles. It adds fixes for MSVC compilation and AppContainer startup, Direct3D 12 rendering through aurora and Dawn, memory use, and controller mapping; the author reports play on an Xbox Series S in Developer Mode.

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: 8
Last commit: 2026-09-14
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

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: Supply your own legally dumped PAL RMCP01 Mario Kart Wii disc image.
Prerequisites: Xbox deployment requires Developer Mode, a signed UWP package and game data on external USB storage.
Prerequisites: The UWP application must be registered as a Game for the documented memory budget.
License: GPL-3.0 License.

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BibTeX

@misc{wiicompiled-xbox-uwp-case,
  title = {{WiiCompiled: a Mario Kart Wii static recompilation port for Xbox UWP}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/itzjuan612/WiiCompiled-Xbox-UWP}},
  url = {https://github.com/itzjuan612/WiiCompiled-Xbox-UWP},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/wiicompiled-xbox-uwp-case/}}
}

Plain text

WiiCompiled: a Mario Kart Wii static recompilation port for Xbox UWP. https://github.com/itzjuan612/WiiCompiled-Xbox-UWP (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/wiicompiled-xbox-uwp-case/

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README.md GitHub · itzjuan612/WiiCompiled-Xbox-UWP · Revision a33d500
LICENSE GitHub · itzjuan612/WiiCompiled-Xbox-UWP · Revision a33d500