Case study

FPC Atomic: reconstructing Atomic Bomberman multiplayer

FPC Atomic recreates Atomic Bomberman multiplayer in Free Pascal, replacing its IPX networking with TCP/IP and adding custom AI and SDL2 controller support. Players can extract assets from their own game disc or generate original graphics and sounds with the included asset generator.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 62
Last commit: 2026-11-09
Language: Pascal

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: The launcher can generate assets, or users can extract them from their own Atomic Bomberman disc.
Prerequisites: Building requires Lazarus IDE and the libraries listed in the build instructions.
Limits: Single-player mode and Carry Bomb are absent; some behavior is inferred from the original.
License: The project offers Postcardware or a modified LGPL licence, as described in license.md.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{fpc-atomic-bomberman-case,
  title = {{FPC Atomic: reconstructing Atomic Bomberman multiplayer}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/PascalCorpsman/fpc_atomic}},
  url = {https://github.com/PascalCorpsman/fpc_atomic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/fpc-atomic-bomberman-case/}}
}

Plain text

FPC Atomic: reconstructing Atomic Bomberman multiplayer. https://github.com/PascalCorpsman/fpc_atomic (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/fpc-atomic-bomberman-case/

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README.md GitHub · PascalCorpsman/fpc_atomic · Revision e047f17
license.md GitHub · PascalCorpsman/fpc_atomic · Revision e047f17