Case study

OpenSamurai: reconstructing Sword of the Samurai

OpenSamurai reconstructs the DOS game Sword of the Samurai as one C program from its separate original executables. It combines the title, role-playing, duel, melee and battle programs, runs on the user's game data, and documents comparisons with the original in an emulator.

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

Stars: 1
Last commit: 2026-10-03
Language: C

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: Provide your own Sword of the Samurai game files, including START.EXE, RP.EXE and the CAT files.
Scope: The game retains its original manual question at startup.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{opensamurai-case,
  title = {{OpenSamurai: reconstructing Sword of the Samurai}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ToolAssisted-run/OpenSamurai}},
  url = {https://github.com/ToolAssisted-run/OpenSamurai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/opensamurai-case/}}
}

Plain text

OpenSamurai: reconstructing Sword of the Samurai. https://github.com/ToolAssisted-run/OpenSamurai (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/opensamurai-case/

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README.md GitHub · ToolAssisted-run/OpenSamurai · Revision b40625a
LICENSE GitHub · ToolAssisted-run/OpenSamurai · Revision b40625a