Case study

Super Mario Bros.: ca65 reconstruction of seven releases

Super Mario Bros. Disassembly reconstructs seven NES, Vs. System, and Famicom Disk System releases as readable ca65 modules. Its build splits assets from user supplied images, rebuilds each supported revision, and compares the result byte for byte with the original; documentation maps source modules and game data formats.

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: 2026-10-24
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: A user supplied copy of the original Super Mario Bros. image; other revision images are optional.
Prerequisites: Python 3, GNU Make, and Retrolarium Kit with rltool available.
License: The repository grants no license to Nintendo game code or assets; tooling and imported material have separate status documented in docs/licensing.md.

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BibTeX

@misc{super-mario-bros-disassembly-case,
  title = {{Super Mario Bros.: ca65 reconstruction of seven releases}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/RetrolariumLab/smb1_src}},
  url = {https://github.com/RetrolariumLab/smb1_src},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-bros-disassembly-case/}}
}

Plain text

Super Mario Bros.: ca65 reconstruction of seven releases. https://github.com/RetrolariumLab/smb1_src (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/super-mario-bros-disassembly-case/

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README.md GitHub · RetrolariumLab/smb1_src · Revision eb8faad
CONTRIBUTING.md GitHub · RetrolariumLab/smb1_src · Revision eb8faad