Case study

Angry Birds PC engine: reimplementing the game engine from executable analysis

Angry Birds PC engine reimplements the game's native engine in C++ from analysis of the 1.6.2 executable. It hosts the user's original Lua scripts and data with SDL2, OpenGL, Lua 5.1 and Box2D, covering menus, levels, physics, rendering and audio across several Angry Birds PC releases.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 9
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally obtained copy of a supported Angry Birds PC game, including its scripts and assets.
Limits: Angry Birds Space coverage includes known visual gaps and untried editor behavior.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{angry-birds-pc-engine-case,
  title = {{Angry Birds PC engine: reimplementing the game engine from executable analysis}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/BurnerAccount-dec/linnut1.6.2-decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/BurnerAccount-dec/linnut1.6.2-decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-08},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/angry-birds-pc-engine-case/}}
}

Plain text

Angry Birds PC engine: reimplementing the game engine from executable analysis. https://github.com/BurnerAccount-dec/linnut1.6.2-decomp (accessed 2026-11-08). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/angry-birds-pc-engine-case/

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README.md GitHub · BurnerAccount-dec/linnut1.6.2-decomp · Revision 7b046c9
docs/DEVELOPMENT.md GitHub · BurnerAccount-dec/linnut1.6.2-decomp · Revision 7b046c9