Case study

Decompiling Sonic 1: translating 68K disassembly into C++

Decompiling Sonic 1 translates the game's 68K assembly disassembly into organized C++11 source to study its behavior. The source covers levels, objects, movement, graphics and sound, while accompanying notes explain assembly patterns and inferred semantics.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 7
Last commit: 2015-11-11
Language: C++

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Scope: C++11 is used for the translated source.
Limits: The source is not set up to compile or run.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{decompiling-sonic-1-case,
  title = {{Decompiling Sonic 1: translating 68K disassembly into C++}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/JarrettBillingsley/DecompilingSonic1}},
  url = {https://github.com/JarrettBillingsley/DecompilingSonic1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/decompiling-sonic-1-case/}}
}

Plain text

Decompiling Sonic 1: translating 68K disassembly into C++. https://github.com/JarrettBillingsley/DecompilingSonic1 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/decompiling-sonic-1-case/

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README.md GitHub · JarrettBillingsley/DecompilingSonic1 · Revision 3238a55
notes.md GitHub · JarrettBillingsley/DecompilingSonic1 · Revision 3238a55