# raw(gl): Another World engine reimplementation

> raw(gl) reimplements the Another World engine while reading data from the original game. Its interpreter supports Amiga, Atari, DOS, Windows 3.1, 3DO and anniversary releases; accompanying notes describe virtual-machine bytecode and platform-specific resource formats.

- 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/cyxx/rawgl>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/cyxx/rawgl/blob/049e4ade49543a12414f68a7838a94ec0a6c149d/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rawgl-another-world-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rawgl-another-world-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/rawgl-another-world-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Original Another World data files for a supported release.
- **Prerequisites:** SDL2, SDL2_mixer, OpenGL, zlib and mt32emu for the supplied Makefile build.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/cyxx/rawgl/blob/049e4ade49543a12414f68a7838a94ec0a6c149d/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/cyxx/rawgl/blob/049e4ade49543a12414f68a7838a94ec0a6c149d/docs/3DO.md>
3. <https://github.com/cyxx/rawgl/blob/049e4ade49543a12414f68a7838a94ec0a6c149d/docs/WiiU.md>

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