Case study

SkiFree SDL: an SDL2 port of decompiled SkiFree

SkiFree SDL adapts an existing decompilation of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack game SkiFree into a cross-platform SDL2 source port. It contains the C source and CMake build files, while the player supplies original graphics and icon resources for the build.

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

Stars: 24
Last commit: 2026-11-08
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Original SkiFree graphics and icon resources must be placed in resources/.
Prerequisites: SDL2, SDL2_image, SDL2_ttf and CMake are required.
Limits: Mouse support is planned; sound is mentioned as a possibility.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{skifree-sdl-case,
  title = {{SkiFree SDL: an SDL2 port of decompiled SkiFree}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/jeff-1amstudios/skifree_sdl}},
  url = {https://github.com/jeff-1amstudios/skifree_sdl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/skifree-sdl-case/}}
}

Plain text

SkiFree SDL: an SDL2 port of decompiled SkiFree. https://github.com/jeff-1amstudios/skifree_sdl (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/skifree-sdl-case/

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README.md GitHub · jeff-1amstudios/skifree_sdl · Revision a072d63