# Duke1Decomp: matching source snippets for Duke Nukem 1

> Duke1Decomp contains partial reconstructed source for Duke Nukem 1, accompanying studies of tile rendering, sprite rendering, and collision detection. The author reports that included functions compile with Borland Turbo C 2.0 and Turbo Assembler 1.0 to match the original executable's disassembly exactly.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/lethal-guitar/Duke1Decomp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/lethal-guitar/Duke1Decomp/blob/7ed4692bf02a0fc9d541f14c3a4328adff580bdd/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/duke1decomp-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/duke1decomp-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/duke1decomp-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Borland Turbo C 2.0 and Turbo Assembler 1.0 for the matching build.
- **Scope:** Only source snippets are included.
- **License:** GPL-3.0 license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/lethal-guitar/Duke1Decomp/blob/7ed4692bf02a0fc9d541f14c3a4328adff580bdd/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/lethal-guitar/Duke1Decomp/blob/7ed4692bf02a0fc9d541f14c3a4328adff580bdd/LICENSE>

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