# 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.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/mengstr/ladder>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/mengstr/ladder/blob/536e0e9b326ab3d5ddd71e2f3b167de305f6fe78/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ladder-cpm-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/ladder-cpm-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/ladder-cpm-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

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

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/mengstr/ladder/blob/536e0e9b326ab3d5ddd71e2f3b167de305f6fe78/README.md>

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