# Shining in the Darkness: a rebuildable 68k disassembly

> Shining in the Darkness is reconstructed as a 68k assembly listing intended for documentation and fan projects. Scripts split data chunks from the user's original US ROM and assemble them with the code. The author reports that the resulting ROM is bit identical to the original.

- 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/ShiningForceCentral/SITDDISASM>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/ShiningForceCentral/SITDDISASM/blob/d790e3c8ac2d9c723266140ea9c6cdabf4a602df/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shining-in-the-darkness-disassembly-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shining-in-the-darkness-disassembly-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/shining-in-the-darkness-disassembly-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Provide the original US ROM in the rom directory as sitd.bin.
- **Prerequisites:** Use the included split and build batch scripts; editing code requires 68k assembly knowledge.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/ShiningForceCentral/SITDDISASM/blob/d790e3c8ac2d9c723266140ea9c6cdabf4a602df/README.md>

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