Case study

Exolon: an HTML5 remake of the ZX Spectrum game

Exolon recreates the 1987 ZX Spectrum game as an HTML5 game built with melonJS. Its repository includes JavaScript game code and TMX level maps, and the author recommends Firefox or Chrome for play.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06

Stars: 55
Last commit: 2021-11-27
Language: JavaScript
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Firefox or Chrome is recommended for play.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{exolon-case,
  title = {{Exolon: an HTML5 remake of the ZX Spectrum game}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/newagebegins/exolon}},
  url = {https://github.com/newagebegins/exolon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/exolon-case/}}
}

Plain text

Exolon: an HTML5 remake of the ZX Spectrum game. https://github.com/newagebegins/exolon (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/exolon-case/

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README.md GitHub · newagebegins/exolon · Revision ed97cdd