Case study

F-15 Strike Eagle 2 source port: a modern port of the reconstructed DOS game

F-15 Strike Eagle 2 source port brings reconstructed source for the 1991 DOS game to modern architectures with SDL3 input and presentation, OpenGL rendering and AdLib emulation. Its asset tools decode original PIC, SPR, 3D3 and WLD files into inspectable formats. The author reports that the game is playable while further fixes and features remain in progress.

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: 33
Last commit: 2026-10-20
Language: C
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Original F-15 Strike Eagle II game files are needed for asset conversion and game data.
Prerequisites: Building uses CMake, Ninja, a C compiler and SDL3.
Limits: The author describes ongoing bugs and planned features.
License: MIT license.

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BibTeX

@misc{f15-strike-eagle-2-source-port-case,
  title = {{F-15 Strike Eagle 2 source port: a modern port of the reconstructed DOS game}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex}},
  url = {https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/f15-strike-eagle-2-source-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

F-15 Strike Eagle 2 source port: a modern port of the reconstructed DOS game. https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/f15-strike-eagle-2-source-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex · Revision 5095f35
tools/f15assets/README.md GitHub · neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex · Revision 5095f35
docs/reverse_engineering_asset_formats.md GitHub · neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex · Revision 5095f35