# ReverseSanta: a reconstruction of Santa Claus in Trouble

> ReverseSanta is a C++ reimplementation of Joymania's Santa Claus in Trouble built from study of the original without disassembly tools. Its source includes game, level, graphics, and editor components using DirectX 9. The author describes the result as inaccurate to the original and has not tested it from start to finish.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/igor725/ReverseSanta>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/igor725/ReverseSanta/blob/4cc537ade2cdeacd8144aa8a81960b5cae118343/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/reversesanta-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/reversesanta-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/reversesanta-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** DirectX 9 SDK and the dependencies referenced by the CMake build are needed.
- **Limits:** The author reports inaccurate behavior and has not tested playability from start to finish.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/igor725/ReverseSanta/blob/4cc537ade2cdeacd8144aa8a81960b5cae118343/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/igor725/ReverseSanta/blob/4cc537ade2cdeacd8144aa8a81960b5cae118343/CMakeLists.txt>

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