Case study

sena-rs: reimplementing SoftPAL for Koikake

sena-rs reimplements the SoftPAL engine in Rust for Koikake, with a PAL virtual machine, asset handling, script disassembly and decompiler components. It runs from an external game installation and provides builds for desktop, mobile, WebAssembly and experimental console targets. The author states that console hardware execution has not been tested.

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

Stars: 18
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: Rust
License (GitHub): MPL-2.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Demo documented; the documentation covers part of the feature set.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A copy of the Koikake game files.
Prerequisites: Rust toolchain; platform builds have additional SDK requirements.
Testing evidence: Nintendo Switch and PlayStation Vita builds are experimental; console hardware has not been tested.
License: MPL-2.0 licence.

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BibTeX

@misc{sena-rs-case,
  title = {{sena-rs: reimplementing SoftPAL for Koikake}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/xmoezzz/sena-rs}},
  url = {https://github.com/xmoezzz/sena-rs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/sena-rs-case/}}
}

Plain text

sena-rs: reimplementing SoftPAL for Koikake. https://github.com/xmoezzz/sena-rs (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/sena-rs-case/

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README.md GitHub · xmoezzz/sena-rs · Revision 7f633db
platform/README.md GitHub · xmoezzz/sena-rs · Revision 7f633db