Case study

Street Rod: a DOS game reconstructed in C for SDL3

Street Rod SDL3 reconstructs the 1989 DOS game's behavior in C and runs it through SDL3 using the player's original files. The repository records function specifications and file formats for the game's picture libraries and data, and its port covers the VGA game, racing systems, saves, and PC speaker sound.

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: 11
Last commit: 2026-09-26
Language: C

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

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

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Provide SR.EXE or SRSE.EXE, plus the matching LIB1, LIB2, and HOT_DATA files.
Prerequisites: Build with CMake 3.24+, a C11 compiler, and SDL3; the launcher also needs C++17 and wxWidgets 3.2.
Limits: CGA, EGA, Tandy, and Hercules graphics modes are not ported.
License: MIT for the port, launcher, and tools.

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BibTeX

@misc{street-rod-sdl3-case,
  title = {{Street Rod: a DOS game reconstructed in C for SDL3}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kylofon/street-rod-sdl3}},
  url = {https://github.com/kylofon/street-rod-sdl3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/street-rod-sdl3-case/}}
}

Plain text

Street Rod: a DOS game reconstructed in C for SDL3. https://github.com/kylofon/street-rod-sdl3 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/street-rod-sdl3-case/

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README.md GitHub · kylofon/street-rod-sdl3 · Revision 0e5598e
FORMATS.md GitHub · kylofon/street-rod-sdl3 · Revision 0e5598e