# Deathchase: annotated game disassembly

> deathchase documents the 1983 game Deathchase as an annotated disassembly. Its SkoolKit source files hold the game and loader disassemblies, accompanied by a reference file.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Ritchie333/deathchase>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Ritchie333/deathchase/blob/1a0fd71c33297cc69edd82d7872d2be057e95ad0/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/deathchase-disassembly-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/deathchase-disassembly-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/deathchase-disassembly-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Scope:** SkoolKit source files are provided for the game and loader.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Ritchie333/deathchase/blob/1a0fd71c33297cc69edd82d7872d2be057e95ad0/README.md>

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