Case study

Solomon's Key: byte-identical source reconstruction of three NES releases

Solomon's Key NES source reconstruction rebuilds the USA, European, and Japanese releases from shared ca65 assembly. The build extracts private CHR data from a user-supplied ROM, then compares rebuilt revisions byte for byte with the originals. Documentation covers the game architecture, RAM map, data formats, and subsystem behavior.

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: 2
Last commit: 2026-11-05
Language: Assembly

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code and documentation observed; no download method or demo found.
Checked: 2026-11-08

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Python 3.11 or later, GNU Make, and Retrolarium Kit with ca65 and ld65.
Prerequisites: A user's own USA, European, or Japanese Solomon's Key NES ROM is required for assets and comparison.
Limits: The MAME-based attract-mode check covers the first demo only.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{solomons-key-nes-reconstruction-case,
  title = {{Solomon's Key: byte-identical source reconstruction of three NES releases}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/RetrolariumLab/solomon_no_kagi_src}},
  url = {https://github.com/RetrolariumLab/solomon_no_kagi_src},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/solomons-key-nes-reconstruction-case/}}
}

Plain text

Solomon's Key: byte-identical source reconstruction of three NES releases. https://github.com/RetrolariumLab/solomon_no_kagi_src (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/solomons-key-nes-reconstruction-case/

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README.md GitHub · RetrolariumLab/solomon_no_kagi_src · Revision 7e5c5b1
Makefile GitHub · RetrolariumLab/solomon_no_kagi_src · Revision 7e5c5b1