Case study

Ladder: reconstructing the CP/M arcade game in Go

Ladder reimplements the 1982 CP/M arcade game in Go. The author observes the original in a CP/M emulator and consults an earlier Java version while rebuilding its platform, ladder and falling-object gameplay; development remains in progress.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 10
Last commit: 2016-01-28
Language: Go
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Go is used to build the reimplementation.
Limits: The author describes the work as in progress.
License: MIT.

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BibTeX

@misc{ladder-cpm-case,
  title = {{Ladder: reconstructing the CP/M arcade game in Go}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/mengstr/ladder}},
  url = {https://github.com/mengstr/ladder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ladder-cpm-case/}}
}

Plain text

Ladder: reconstructing the CP/M arcade game in Go. https://github.com/mengstr/ladder (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ladder-cpm-case/

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README.md GitHub · mengstr/ladder · Revision 536e0e9