# Jackal: commented disassembly of the NES game

> This is a commented disassembly of Jackal for the NES. Graphical data is omitted. With ASM6n and the original ROM supplied as input, the code assembles back to that ROM. Version 1.0 says the enemy logic and the main bank are documented, and that the sound engine in bank 0 still needs work. The ROM layout is in Main.asm.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/RayofJay/NES-Jackal_Disassembly_Fully_Commented>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/RayofJay/NES-Jackal_Disassembly_Fully_Commented/blob/f6788304f7021cb50938238a66123bb1db03a9e6/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nes-jackal-disasm/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/nes-jackal-disasm/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/nes-jackal-disasm/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- ASM6n and an original Jackal ROM.
- License: MIT No Attribution, for the disassembly and the comments.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/RayofJay/NES-Jackal_Disassembly_Fully_Commented/blob/f6788304f7021cb50938238a66123bb1db03a9e6/README.md>

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