Case study

Another World: a Commander X16 port of the original virtual machine

Another World is ported to Commander X16 in 65C02 assembly, using data files from the user's MS-DOS game copy. The implementation adapts the original virtual-machine architecture for the X16 and builds with CC65. The author reports performance and audio limits, including missing music.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2025-10-26
Language: Assembly
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

How evidence classes are assigned

Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The MS-DOS version's MEMLIST.BIN and BANK01 through BANK0D files are required.
Prerequisites: CC65 is required to build the source.
Testing evidence: The author reports that real-hardware operation remains untried and music is absent.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{another-world-commander-x16-case,
  title = {{Another World: a Commander X16 port of the original virtual machine}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/cosmicr/anotherx16}},
  url = {https://github.com/cosmicr/anotherx16},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/another-world-commander-x16-case/}}
}

Plain text

Another World: a Commander X16 port of the original virtual machine. https://github.com/cosmicr/anotherx16 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/another-world-commander-x16-case/

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README.md GitHub · cosmicr/anotherx16 · Revision f15c671