Case study

FinFan: rebuilding Final Fantasy from ROM analysis

FinFan remakes the original Final Fantasy in C++ and Allegro using graphics and data tables extracted from a user-supplied US ROM. The author based much of the game code on a published disassembly, disassembled further sections and inferred behavior from observation, while changing several menus and battle features.

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

Stars: 22
Last commit: 2021-03-18
Language: C++
License (GitHub): Apache-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A US version of the original Final Fantasy ROM is required; run the resource extractor before the game.
Prerequisites: Builds use Visual Studio 2010 and Allegro 5.2.
License: Apache-2.0.

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BibTeX

@misc{finfan-case,
  title = {{FinFan: rebuilding Final Fantasy from ROM analysis}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/aldonunez/FinFan}},
  url = {https://github.com/aldonunez/FinFan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/finfan-case/}}
}

Plain text

FinFan: rebuilding Final Fantasy from ROM analysis. https://github.com/aldonunez/FinFan (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/finfan-case/

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README.md GitHub · aldonunez/FinFan · Revision 5c15bd0