Case study

FlyingDodgem: decompiling and porting HOVER!

FlyingDodgem reconstructs the 1995 game HOVER! as C source and adapts it for Linux and Android. The project uses original MAZES, SOUNDS and DASHRES.DLL data, includes SDL3 platform code, and commits a reccmp comparison report while pursuing behavioral and binary matches.

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

Stars: 4
Last commit: 2026-10-20
Language: C
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A legally obtained HOVER! installation supplying MAZES, SOUNDS and DASHRES.DLL.
Prerequisites: SDL3 and a 32-bit x86 compiler; MSVC 2.2 is specified for matching builds.
License: GNU GPL version 3.

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BibTeX

@misc{flyingdodgem-hover-case,
  title = {{FlyingDodgem: decompiling and porting HOVER!}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/Link4Electronics/FlyingDodgem}},
  url = {https://github.com/Link4Electronics/FlyingDodgem},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/flyingdodgem-hover-case/}}
}

Plain text

FlyingDodgem: decompiling and porting HOVER!. https://github.com/Link4Electronics/FlyingDodgem (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/flyingdodgem-hover-case/

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README.md GitHub · Link4Electronics/FlyingDodgem · Revision b2a324a
reccmp-report/README.md GitHub · Link4Electronics/FlyingDodgem · Revision b2a324a