Case study

Command Series engine: playing Atari strategy games from disk images

Command Series engine recreates play for MicroProse's Crusade in Europe, Decision in the Desert and Conflict in Vietnam using the user's Atari ATR disk image. Its Go code includes game rules and interface modules, plus tools for disk reading, map and image extraction and disassembly. Music, sound, intros, endings and some visual effects are listed as missing.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 16
Last commit: 2026-09-30
Language: Go
License (GitHub): GPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: An Atari ATR disk image of one of the supported games.
Prerequisites: Go 1.26.0 for the current module.
Limits: Music, sound, intros, endings and some visual effects are missing.
License: GPL-2.0 licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{command-series-engine-case,
  title = {{Command Series engine: playing Atari strategy games from disk images}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/pwiecz/command_series}},
  url = {https://github.com/pwiecz/command_series},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/command-series-engine-case/}}
}

Plain text

Command Series engine: playing Atari strategy games from disk images. https://github.com/pwiecz/command_series (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/command-series-engine-case/

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README.md GitHub · pwiecz/command_series · Revision b464505