{"slug": "mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-recompiled-to-a-native-windows", "title": "Mad Riders (Xbox 360 XBLA): Mad Riders (Xbox 360 XBLA) recompiled to a native Windows build with Claude", "summary": "A static recompilation of the 2012 Xbox 360 XBLA game Mad Riders now runs as a native Windows build, with developer Gandalf4212 reporting that menus, races and DLC tracks play on Windows. Claude authored 35 of the repository's 49 commits, all 49 carrying a Claude Opus 5.5 trailer, while Gandalf4212 wrote the remaining 14 and supplied the project's glue code. The build uses the ReXGlue SDK v0.10.0 and adds a native Vulkan renderer through NativeXRenderer, which the README says delivers about three times the frame rate of GPU emulation at the same resolution, with support for 30, 60 or 120 frames per second at 1x to 3x the original 1280 by 720 resolution; independent confirmation was not reported.", "body_md": "## Evidence at a glance\n\nBased on the linked sources. The author's reported result and independent confirmation are separate checks.\n\n- AI involvement\n- Reported models: Claude Opus 5.5. Tools: ReXGlue SDK, NativeXRenderer, Vulkan. The writeup below describes the work attributed to AI.\n- Reported result\n- Works. This is the directory's source-based outcome classification.\n- Independent confirmation\n- Not reported.\n- Human work and limitations\n- The author (Gandalf4212) co-wrote the commits with Claude and supplies the project's glue. The recompiled output is generated code, so most of the repository by file count is machine-produced.\n\n### Original sources\n\n## What was done\n\nClaude authored 35 of the repository's 49 commits in a static recompilation of Mad Riders. The author reports menus, races and DLC tracks play on Windows.\n\nMad Riders Recompiled is a static recompilation of the Xbox 360 XBLA game Mad Riders (Techland and Ubisoft, 2012; title ID 58411240, default.xex 0.0.0.2) to native Windows. It uses the ReXGlue SDK v0.10.0. The README says the game runs: menus, races and the DLC tracks have been played on Windows, and known issues are collected in NOTES.md.\n\nThe project adds a native Vulkan renderer through NativeXRenderer, which the README says gives about three times the frame rate of GPU emulation at the same resolution. A shader cache is built on first launch with a progress screen. The game can run at 30, 60 or 120 frames per second, at 1x to 3x the original 1280 by 720, with SMAA or FXAA. A setup step finds or asks for your XBLA package and extracts it, and DLC packages can be imported from the menu. One fix the README names: the videos' 128-byte dcbz cache instruction behaviour was corrected so video no longer looks grainy.\n\nOf 49 commits, 35 are authored as Claude, 14 by Gandalf4212, and all 49 carry a Claude Opus 5.5 trailer. The generated directory holds 516 of the 576 files, which is the recompiler's output code.\n\n## Reproduce it\n\nNeeds your own Mad Riders XBLA package from an Xbox 360, as the README states; no game data is included. Build with the ReXGlue SDK or use a release, then let the app extract the package on first run.\n\n## Community\n\nAsk a question, share what worked, or follow the next milestone.\n\n[Your library](https://reversedwithai.com/library)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-recompiled-to-a-native-windows", "canonical_source": "https://reversedwithai.com/p/mad-riders-xbox-360-recomp-claude", "published_at": "2026-11-10 08:57:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-10 10:23:29.801549+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Claude", "Claude Opus 5.5", "Gandalf4212", "Mad Riders", "Techland", "Ubisoft", "ReXGlue SDK", "NativeXRenderer"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-recompiled-to-a-native-windows", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-recompiled-to-a-native-windows.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-recompiled-to-a-native-windows.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-mad-riders-xbox-360-xbla-recompiled-to-a-native-windows.jsonld"}}