Case study

DuckHuntNESRecomp: a Duck Hunt static recompilation with mouse Zapper

DuckHuntNESRecomp runs the NES game Duck Hunt on PC using NESRecomp, compiling seeded 6502 code paths to C and running unseen code through a cycle interpreter. The shared runner maps mouse input to the Zapper; a project note records fixes to trigger polarity and crosshair defaults. The author reports working menus and gameplay, while audio mixing remains unfinished.

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: 18
Last commit: 2026-11-06
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A personal Duck Hunt (World).nes ROM is required.
Prerequisites: Building requires Visual Studio 2022 and CMake 3.20+.
Limits: Audio mixing is work in progress.
License: PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0 applies to project code, with additional permissions in PERMISSIONS.md.

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BibTeX

@misc{duck-hunt-nes-recomp-case,
  title = {{DuckHuntNESRecomp: a Duck Hunt static recompilation with mouse Zapper}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mstan/DuckHuntNESRecomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/mstan/DuckHuntNESRecomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/duck-hunt-nes-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

DuckHuntNESRecomp: a Duck Hunt static recompilation with mouse Zapper. https://github.com/mstan/DuckHuntNESRecomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/duck-hunt-nes-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · mstan/DuckHuntNESRecomp · Revision f2b684a
DUCKHUNT_ZAPPER.md GitHub · mstan/DuckHuntNESRecomp · Revision f2b684a