Case study

Karateka: a buildable MS-DOS decompilation

Reconstructs the MS-DOS version of Karateka as C and assembly source that builds KARATEKA.EXE. The documented build uses Lattice C 2.15, MASM 1.25 and DOIT.BAT. The source includes the cutscene animation script engine.

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

Stars: 2
Last commit: 2024-05-30
Language: Assembly

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Lattice C 2.15 and MASM 1.25 are used for the documented build.
Limits: DOIT.BAT may need adjustment for the local configuration.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{karateka-msdos-decompiled-case,
  title = {{Karateka: a buildable MS-DOS decompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ergonomy-joe/karateka-decompiled}},
  url = {https://github.com/ergonomy-joe/karateka-decompiled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/karateka-msdos-decompiled-case/}}
}

Plain text

Karateka: a buildable MS-DOS decompilation. https://github.com/ergonomy-joe/karateka-decompiled (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/karateka-msdos-decompiled-case/

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README.md GitHub · ergonomy-joe/karateka-decompiled · Revision 476fa70