{
  "added_at": "2026-11-08",
  "additional_evidence_urls": [
    "https://github.com/yeager/firestaff/blob/4d3da201b0f3d211c107d9225a1f2291a2cf9f3d/docs/DOCUMENTATION_INDEX.md"
  ],
  "category": "reconstruction-cases",
  "class": "game",
  "description_en": "Firestaff rebuilds runtime paths for Dungeon Master, Chaos Strikes Back, Dungeon Master II and Theron's Quest using original media supplied by the player. It identifies editions by content hash and keeps their data separate from its native engine. Source-linked reports and regression checks document supported startup and gameplay slices; Nexus currently reaches a limited Saturn title presentation path.",
  "description_zh": "Firestaff 使用玩家提供的原版游戏数据，重建《Dungeon Master》《Chaos Strikes Back》《Dungeon Master II》和《Theron's Quest》的部分运行流程。它按内容哈希识别版本，并将游戏数据与原生引擎分开；基于原始游戏资料的报告和回归检查记录已支持的启动及玩法范围。Nexus 目前只能有限呈现 Saturn 版的标题画面。",
  "entry_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/firestaff-dungeon-master-case/",
  "entry_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/firestaff-dungeon-master-case/",
  "evidence_class": 2,
  "evidence_status": "observed",
  "evidence_url": "https://github.com/yeager/firestaff/blob/4d3da201b0f3d211c107d9225a1f2291a2cf9f3d/README.md",
  "group": "cases",
  "id": "firestaff-dungeon-master-case",
  "json_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/firestaff-dungeon-master-case/record.json",
  "kind": "case-study",
  "markdown_url": "https://awesomerea.org/resources/firestaff-dungeon-master-case/index.md",
  "markdown_url_zh": "https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/firestaff-dungeon-master-case/index.md",
  "name": "Firestaff: rebuilding the Dungeon Master game engines",
  "name_zh": "Firestaff：重建《Dungeon Master》系列游戏引擎",
  "reconstruction_method": "engine-reimplementation",
  "record_type": "resource",
  "relationship": "independent-reconstruction",
  "requirement_facets": [
    "prerequisites",
    "limits",
    "license"
  ],
  "requirements": [
    "Requires the user's original game media; supported editions are identified by content hash.",
    "The author reports bounded runtime coverage for four titles; Nexus is not yet playable, and campaign, save and visual parity remain in progress.",
    "MIT license."
  ],
  "requirements_zh": [
    "需要用户自己的原版游戏数据；受支持版本按内容哈希识别。",
    "作者报告四款游戏具备有限运行支持；Nexus 尚不可玩，战役、存档和画面一致性仍在开发。",
    "采用 MIT 许可证。"
  ],
  "scope": "unknown",
  "targets": [
    "game"
  ],
  "url": "https://github.com/yeager/firestaff",
  "verification": "source-reviewed",
  "verified_at": "2026-11-08"
}