Case study

Secret of Evermore: reconstructing ROM formats and game assets

Secret of Evermore: reverse engineering documents the Europe/PAL game's ROM layout, compression, maps, sprites, text, scripts and audio. Python extractors use a user-supplied ROM; Mesen2 scripts capture game-rendered results, and Ghidra labels support routine analysis. A pygame viewer displays extracted maps and sprites.

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: 1
Last commit: 2026-10-26
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A user-supplied, headerless Europe Secret of Evermore ROM is the tested input.
Prerequisites: Python 3.11+ and Pillow are required; Mesen2, Ghidra and pygame support optional workflows.
Limits: Audio coverage is partial, and some event-script opcode meanings remain open.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{evermore-re-case,
  title = {{Secret of Evermore: reconstructing ROM formats and game assets}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/maluramichael/secret-of-evermore-re}},
  url = {https://github.com/maluramichael/secret-of-evermore-re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/evermore-re-case/}}
}

Plain text

Secret of Evermore: reconstructing ROM formats and game assets. https://github.com/maluramichael/secret-of-evermore-re (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/evermore-re-case/

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README.md GitHub · maluramichael/secret-of-evermore-re · Revision 8d1ef96
docs/methodology.md GitHub · maluramichael/secret-of-evermore-re · Revision 8d1ef96