Case study

spectrum-saboteur1-rev: matching disassembly of Saboteur

spectrum-saboteur1-rev reconstructs assembly for the 1985 ZX Spectrum game Saboteur in a single sabot1core.asm file. The author reports that assembling it with pasmo produces a byte-for-byte match with a memory image.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

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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: pasmo cross-assembler.
Limits: The author describes the disassembly as mostly done.
License: No licence stated on the project page.

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BibTeX

@misc{spectrum-saboteur1-rev-case,
  title = {{spectrum-saboteur1-rev: matching disassembly of Saboteur}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://gitlab.com/nzeemin/spectrum-saboteur1-rev}},
  url = {https://gitlab.com/nzeemin/spectrum-saboteur1-rev},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/spectrum-saboteur1-rev-case/}}
}

Plain text

spectrum-saboteur1-rev: matching disassembly of Saboteur. https://gitlab.com/nzeemin/spectrum-saboteur1-rev (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/spectrum-saboteur1-rev-case/

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Primary sources

https://gitlab.com/nzeemin/spectrum-saboteur1-rev/-/blob/87f4f8f9acef870b2c117c5812e08f3868d24b62/README.md