{
  "added_at": "2026-11-09",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/ianmurfinxyz/donkey_kong_arcade/blob/cb8510a743fa7fa27f8986cef501b422b4fc7c8b/CMakeLists.txt"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "The Donkey Kong arcade remake recreates the 1981 game's four stages in C++ with Allegro5, using published descriptions of original mechanics and observations from play videos. The author reports that rolling barrels are close to the original while other behaviors and movement timing differ; the repository contains the game logic without its assets.",
  "description_zh": "该《Donkey Kong》街机重制版使用 C++ 和 Allegro5 重建 1981 年游戏的四个关卡，依据原作机制资料及游玩视频进行观察。作者指出滚动木桶较接近原作，但部分行为和移动节奏仍有差异；仓库包含游戏逻辑，不含游戏素材。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/donkey-kong-arcade-remake-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/donkey-kong-arcade-remake-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/ianmurfinxyz/donkey_kong_arcade/blob/cb8510a743fa7fa27f8986cef501b422b4fc7c8b/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "donkey-kong-arcade-remake-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/donkey-kong-arcade-remake-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/donkey-kong-arcade-remake-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/donkey-kong-arcade-remake-case/index.md",
  "name": "Donkey Kong: reconstructing arcade gameplay from descriptions and video",
  "name_zh": "Donkey Kong：依据资料与视频重建街机玩法",
  "reconstruction_method": "engine-reimplementation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "scope",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Allegro5 and a C++20 build environment with CMake for Windows or Linux.",
    "Game assets have been removed from the repository.",
    "The author reports imperfect behavior for wild barrels and player movement, plus remaining high-score bugs.",
    "No licence file in the repository."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "Windows 或 Linux 构建需要 Allegro5、C++20 环境和 CMake。",
    "仓库中的游戏素材已移除。",
    "作者指出狂野木桶和角色移动与原作存在差异，高分榜也仍有错误。",
    "仓库中没有许可证文件。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/ianmurfinxyz/donkey_kong_arcade",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-06"
}