Case study

RROP: a static recompilation of Rings of Power

RROP statically translates the Sega Genesis Rings of Power 68000 and Z80 programs into C for native Linux and Windows builds. Its runtime models console memory, video, input and sound, while game-specific additions provide widescreen rendering, font replacement and saves.

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: 11
Last commit: 2026-11-02
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Supply the specified 1 MiB Rings of Power ROM.
Prerequisites: Build with Python 3.10+, C11/C++17 compilers, pkg-config, SDL2 and SDL2_ttf development packages.
Limits: Compatibility is experimental; a complete playthrough is unconfirmed.
License: Original code is MIT licensed; bundled ymfm sources retain BSD-3-Clause terms.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{rrop-rings-of-power-case,
  title = {{RROP: a static recompilation of Rings of Power}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP}},
  url = {https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/rrop-rings-of-power-case/}}
}

Plain text

RROP: a static recompilation of Rings of Power. https://github.com/kruzeman/RROP (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/rrop-rings-of-power-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · kruzeman/RROP · Revision cd9fe19
docs/architecture.md GitHub · kruzeman/RROP · Revision cd9fe19