Case study

DirkSimple: reconstructing Dragon's Lair and Cliff Hanger game logic

DirkSimple reconstructs Dragon's Lair and Cliff Hanger laserdisc game logic in Lua, playing user-supplied original footage through a C FMV runtime. It accepts Ogg Theora video with matching timing and can be built as a standalone SDL player or a libretro core.

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: 62
Last commit: 2026-07-27
Language: Assembly
License (GitHub): Zlib

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Original game footage converted to a correctly timed Ogg Theora file is required.
Prerequisites: CMake and SDL2 development libraries are required for the standalone build.
Limits: Other FMV games beyond Dragon's Lair and Cliff Hanger are not implemented.
License: Zlib license.

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BibTeX

@misc{dirksimple-laserdisc-games-case,
  title = {{DirkSimple: reconstructing Dragon's Lair and Cliff Hanger game logic}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/icculus/DirkSimple}},
  url = {https://github.com/icculus/DirkSimple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/dirksimple-laserdisc-games-case/}}
}

Plain text

DirkSimple: reconstructing Dragon's Lair and Cliff Hanger game logic. https://github.com/icculus/DirkSimple (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/dirksimple-laserdisc-games-case/

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README.md GitHub · icculus/DirkSimple · Revision d5d75f9