https://github.com/command-tab/awesome-xbox-development

A curated list of (original) Xbox development resources including toolchains, documentation, emulators, and more
https://github.com/command-tab/awesome-xbox-development

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A curated list of (original) Xbox development resources including toolchains, documentation, emulators, and more

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/command-tab/awesome-xbox-development
• Owner: command-tab
• Created: 2019-08-15T05:21:50.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-10-14T18:41:55.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-22T23:10:45.323Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: awesome, awesome-list, c-plus-plus, development-kit, documentation, game-development, gamedev, microsoft, original-xbox, resources, tools, xbox
• Homepage: https://xbox1.dev
• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 26
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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README

        
# Awesome Xbox Development

## Contents

* [Community](#community)

* [Documentation](#documentation)

* [Toolchains](#toolchains)

* [Emulators](#emulators)

* [Tools and Libraries](#tools-and-libraries)

    * [Development Tools](#development-tools)

    * [Reverse Engineering](#reverse-engineering)

## Community

* [XboxDev](https://discord.gg/WxJPPyz) - Xbox development and emulator development on Discord

* [CXBX-Reloaded](https://discord.gg/26Xjx23) - Xbox emulation chat on Discord, particularly related to Cxbx-Reloaded

* [Xbox Homebrew](https://discord.gg/gzAxSeT) - Xbox homebrew chat on Discord

## Documentation

* [xbdev.net](http://www.xbdev.net/tuts/tuts.php) - Documentation on how to get started developing with with the Microsoft XDK

* [Xbox Architecture](https://www.copetti.org/writings/consoles/xbox/) - An overview of the console architecture

* [xboxdevwiki.net](https://xboxdevwiki.net/Main_Page) - Hardware documentation

* [Hacking the Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering (PDF)](https://bunniefoo.com/nostarch/HackingTheXbox_Free.pdf) - Andrew "bunnie" Huang's book detailing the reverse engineering of Xbox security mechanisms

## Toolchains

* [Microsoft XDK](https://www.retroreversing.com/xbox-sdk-xdk) - A page detailing the versions of the Microsoft Xbox Development Kit have leaked over the years

* [nxdk](https://github.com/XboxDev/nxdk) - A cross-platform, open-source SDK to develop for original Xbox

* [OpenXDK](https://sourceforge.net/projects/openxdk/) - An open source alternative to the official Microsoft XDK

## Emulators

* [cxbx](http://www.caustik.com/cxbx/) - An open source High Level Emulator for Windows XP/2000/2003. No longer maintained.

* [Cxbx-Reloaded](https://github.com/Cxbx-Reloaded/Cxbx-Reloaded) - An open source emulator for running Xbox games on Windows 7 x64 and later

* [dxbx](https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxbx/) - A open source High Level Emulator written in Delphi. No longer maintained.

* [XQEMU](https://xqemu.com) - An open-source emulator to play original Xbox games on Windows, macOS, and Linux

## Tools and Libraries

### Development Tools

* [XboxDev](https://github.com/XboxDev) -  A GitHub organization hosting a collection of tools, firmware, and some reference material

* [XBEpy](https://github.com/LoveMHz/XBEpy) - A library for viewing, extracting, and validating data inside the Xbox executable file

### Reverse Engineering

* [xbox-board-re](https://github.com/LoveMHz/xbox-board-re) - Board level reverse engineering and research

* [dump-dvd-kit](https://github.com/XboxDev/dump-dvd-kit) - A tool to dump the ROM of the Xbox DVD Movie Playback Kit dongle