Case study

Space Invaders 8080 Static Recompiler: an arcade ROM to C++ translation

Space Invaders 8080 Static Recompiler translates the 1978 arcade game's Intel 8080 ROM into generated C++ before execution. Its lifter uses a linear sweep and branch-target discovery, while an SDL3 runner models I/O ports, a shift register, video output and timed interrupts. The four original ROM files are supplied by the user.

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: 1
Last commit: 2026-02-18
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

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: The user must supply the four Space Invaders ROM files under Data/.
Prerequisites: Building requires a C++11-capable compiler and SDL3 development libraries.
Limits: The author describes an interpreter fallback for computed PCHL jumps.
License: MIT license.

Cite

BibTeX

@misc{space-invaders-8080-recomp-case,
  title = {{Space Invaders 8080 Static Recompiler: an arcade ROM to C++ translation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/ArnoKalavent/Space-Invaders-Decomp}},
  url = {https://github.com/ArnoKalavent/Space-Invaders-Decomp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/space-invaders-8080-recomp-case/}}
}

Plain text

Space Invaders 8080 Static Recompiler: an arcade ROM to C++ translation. https://github.com/ArnoKalavent/Space-Invaders-Decomp (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/space-invaders-8080-recomp-case/

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README.md GitHub · ArnoKalavent/Space-Invaders-Decomp · Revision 3b40f2a