FCE360 — Archived Mirror (Xbox 360 NES/Famicom Emulator)

This repository preserves FCE360, an Xbox 360 port of the NES/Famicom emulator, as it originally appeared on Google Code.
No changes have been made to the uploaded files (including original Visual Studio/XDK project folders).
The goal is historical preservation and ease of access for research.

Status: Archived / Unmaintained
Upstream: Google Code (defunct) → mirrored here
License: GPL-2.0-or-later (see source headers / included license files)
Structure: Subversion-style layout (trunk/branches/tags/wiki)

What's in this repo

This repository contains the complete source code for FCE360 in a Subversion-style layout:

trunk/fce360/ — Main source code directory
- fceux/ — Core emulator source code (FCEUX-based)
  - fceux/ — FCEUX emulator core (CPU, PPU, mappers, input, etc.)
  - xbox/ — Xbox 360-specific implementation (audio, video, input, UI)
  - media/ — UI assets (XUI files, images, effects)
  - utils/ — Utility code (unzip support)
- fceux.sln — Visual Studio 2008 solution file
- lib/ — Third-party libraries
  - zlib-1.2.5/ — Compression library (included)
branches/ — Empty (no branches in this snapshot)
tags/ — Empty (no tags in this snapshot)
wiki/ — Wiki documentation directory

Original project layout as retrieved; nothing removed or modified.

About FCE360

FCE360 is a homebrew port of a NES/Famicom emulator to Xbox 360, originally by Ced2911 and contributors.
It uses the Xbox 360 homebrew toolchain (XDK/XUI/Direct3D 9-era projects) and depends on the FCEU/FCEUX codebase.

Credits (historical):

Port & Xbox 360 frontend: Ced2911 (and community contributors)
Core emulator: FCEU / FCEUX teams
Additional third-party libraries (e.g., zlib/libpng) under their respective licenses

If you are a rights holder and want attribution adjusted or content removed, please open an issue.

Building (historical reference)

Note: Building requires legal access to the Xbox 360 XDK and appropriate SDK components.
Neither binaries nor SDK files are provided or linked here.

Typical historical setup:

Windows with Visual Studio 2008 (VC9; the project file targets this version).
Xbox 360 XDK with XUI and D3D9 support installed and configured.
zlib-1.2.5 is included in lib/zlib-1.2.5/ (no external copy needed).
SDL may be referenced in include paths but is not included in this repository.

To build:

Open trunk/fce360/fceux.sln in Visual Studio 2008.
Select the Xbox 360 platform and desired configuration (Debug/Release).
Resolve any missing dependencies (e.g., SDL if referenced).
Build the solution.

Project paths and exact SDK version expectations come from the original snapshot and may need local path fixes.

Running (for archival releases)

This repository contains source code only. To run on an Xbox 360:

Build the project using the instructions above to generate default.xex.
Copy the built executable and required media files to your RGH/JTAG console (e.g., Hdd1:\_Emus\fce360\).
Ensure all media assets from fceux/media/ are included with the build.
Launch default.xex from your file manager (Aurora/Freestyle/etc.).
Place your legally owned ROMs in the emulator's expected roms folder (path varies by build).
Some features may require additional BIOS/data files not provided here (do not request or upload them).

Because this is an archival snapshot, UI, controls, and paths may differ from other forks. Use the in-app UI/help.

Why preserve this?

Google Code is gone; many console homebrew projects became hard to find.
Keeping an unaltered snapshot helps researchers verify provenance, reproduce builds, and compare ports.

If you fork this for active development, please clearly label your fork and document your changes.

Legal

Code in this snapshot is GPL-2.0-or-later unless a file states otherwise.
Third-party libraries retain their original licenses.
Xbox 360 XDK is proprietary. Do not ask for SDK files or links.

Contributing to this mirror

This repository intentionally mirrors an original drop.
If you spot metadata errors (description, dates) or want to add context documents (read-only), open an issue.
For functional changes, please fork to keep this mirror pristine.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the original authors and the preservation community for keeping classic console homebrew accessible.

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