# 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.

- 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/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex/blob/5095f3572b519c737c4127112cbeff1966e967d1/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/f15-strike-eagle-2-source-port-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/f15-strike-eagle-2-source-port-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/f15-strike-eagle-2-source-port-case/index.md)

## 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.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex/blob/5095f3572b519c737c4127112cbeff1966e967d1/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex/blob/5095f3572b519c737c4127112cbeff1966e967d1/tools/f15assets/README.md>
3. <https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-ex/blob/5095f3572b519c737c4127112cbeff1966e967d1/docs/reverse_engineering_asset_formats.md>

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