Case study

sm: a frame-compared Super Metroid reconstruction

sm reconstructs Super Metroid as a C program and runs it alongside a user-provided ROM for frame-by-frame comparison. It saves a snapshot when it detects a mismatch.

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: 565
Last commit: 2023-04-17
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A Super Metroid ROM renamed sm.smc with the documented SHA-1 hash is required.
Prerequisites: SDL2 development libraries are required for the documented builds.
Limits: The author describes the version as early, buggy and messy.
License: MIT license in LICENSE.txt.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{snesrev-sm-case,
  title = {{sm: a frame-compared Super Metroid reconstruction}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/snesrev/sm}},
  url = {https://github.com/snesrev/sm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/snesrev-sm-case/}}
}

Plain text

sm: a frame-compared Super Metroid reconstruction. https://github.com/snesrev/sm (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/snesrev-sm-case/

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Primary sources

README.md GitHub · snesrev/sm · Revision 578f90b
BUILDING.md GitHub · snesrev/sm · Revision 578f90b
LICENSE.txt GitHub · snesrev/sm · Revision 578f90b