Case study

rlvm: a RealLive interpreter reimplementation

rlvm reimplements the RealLive interpreter so VisualArts games can run on Linux and macOS using their own SEEN.TXT game directories. It supports KOE, NWK and OVK voice archives and implements rlBabel line breaking for compatible English patches.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 170
Last commit: 2024-09-08
Language: C++
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a download method observed; no demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A VisualArts game directory containing SEEN.TXT and a Japanese font are needed.
Prerequisites: Build dependencies include SCons, Boost 1.40 or newer, SDL 1.2, FreeType and GNU gettext.
Limits: The Little Busters baseball and Tomoyo After dungeon minigames are unavailable.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later.

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BibTeX

@misc{rlvm-case,
  title = {{rlvm: a RealLive interpreter reimplementation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/eglaysher/rlvm}},
  url = {https://github.com/eglaysher/rlvm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rlvm-case/}}
}

Plain text

rlvm: a RealLive interpreter reimplementation. https://github.com/eglaysher/rlvm (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rlvm-case/

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README.md GitHub · eglaysher/rlvm · Revision e38cda7