xboxrecomp
Static Recompilation Toolkit for Original Xbox Games, translating XBE binaries into native C source code for modern platforms.
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About xboxrecomp
xboxrecomp is a static recompilation toolkit designed to convert original Xbox (2001-2005) retail XBE executables into native programs for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Unlike emulation or JIT compilation, it translates x86 machine code from the Xbox binary into equivalent C source code, which is then compiled into a native x86-64 or arm64 executable. The toolkit includes a Python-based pipeline for parsing XBE headers, disassembling machine code, identifying library functions (such as CRT or D3D), and lifting instructions to C. It provides a suite of runtime libraries that act as compatibility layers, including a kernel shim routing 371 ordinals, a D3D8 to D3D11/OpenGL abstraction, and audio mixing via xemu-derived APU code. The resulting binaries run directly on the host CPU, supporting native performance and moddability.
Summarised from the official page linked above.
Projects using xboxrecomp
Recompiled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Xbox) for Windows, with AI agents
The Sands of Time Xbox code, running as native Windows at 120 fps and 16:9.
Automated the Blinx 2 static recompilation build: your own Xbox disc image becomes a native Windows game
Own disc in, native Blinx 2 Windows build out.
Began a static recompilation of the original Xbox game Steel Battalion for Windows, mostly with ChatGPT Codex
An Xbox mech game translated to a Windows build, not yet booting.
Recompiled Jet Set Radio Future (Xbox) into a Windows program, with Claude writing most of the code
The Xbox game as a native Windows exe, also on Steam Deck.
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