# Donkey Kong Disassembly: Arcade Z80 and sound code

> Donkey Kong Disassembly reconstructs the arcade game's Z80 CPU and sound code as assembly for known MAME ROM sets. Its build targets produce ROM files and compare their checksums with recorded values; graphics data is excluded.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-10
- Original resource: <https://gitlab.com/segaloco/dk>
- Primary source: <https://gitlab.com/segaloco/dk/-/blob/a6acaa79424da7dc1c1facad8ac549f76555b867/README>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/donkey-kong-disassembly-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/donkey-kong-disassembly-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/donkey-kong-disassembly-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Z80 GNU binutils for CPU code and asm48 for sound code.
- **Scope:** Covers known MAME Donkey Kong ROM sets.
- **Limits:** Graphics data is excluded; additional banks may be added later.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://gitlab.com/segaloco/dk/-/blob/a6acaa79424da7dc1c1facad8ac549f76555b867/README>
2. <https://gitlab.com/segaloco/dk/-/blob/a6acaa79424da7dc1c1facad8ac549f76555b867/Makefile>
3. <https://gitlab.com/segaloco/dk/-/tree/a6acaa79424da7dc1c1facad8ac549f76555b867>

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