v0.1.1 – Laptop GPU fix

Should fix poor performance on laptops or other devices with two GPUs.

The game now asks Windows and the graphics driver to run it on the dedicated GPU. Before this, hybrid-graphics laptops could start it on the integrated graphics and run very slowly.

To upgrade, replace your old files with the ones in this zip. Your extracted game data and settings are kept.

Everything else is unchanged from v0.1.0.

v0.1.0 – Initial release

The first release of a native PC port of 3 on 3 NHL Arcade (Xbox 360, XBLA, 2009), built by statically recompiling the original game to C++ with ReXGlue. No emulator.

What works

• Intro movies, menus and full matches
• Xbox and PlayStation controllers
• Achievements: 10 of 12 earnable (the other two need online), shown from the main menu or with F7, and saved between sessions
• A launcher that checks your package and sets the game up for you

Getting started

You need your own copy of the game's XBLA package (title ID 58410975). This download contains no game code or data.

1. Download 3on3NHL-recomp-v0.1.0-win64.zip below and unzip it.
2. Put your XBLA package next to it (the file inside 58410975\000D0000\, or the whole 58410975 folder).
3. Run NHL 3on3 Launcher.exe, click Set up game, then Play.

Requires Windows 10/11 64-bit and a Direct3D 12 GPU.

Known issues

• Online play isn't available yet (the Xbox Live menu says you must be signed in).
• Higher internal resolution breaks text and some textures.
• Windows SmartScreen may warn about the unsigned launcher: click More info → Run anyway.
• If a PlayStation controller isn't detected, close Steam and try again.

Coming later

Online play through a community server, roster and logo updates, and more launcher features (mods, settings, achievements).