Case study

Syndicate: a matching decompilation of the DOS game

Syndicate reconstructs the DOS game's code in C, compiling functions with a period Watcom toolchain and comparing the resulting machine code with the original. The repository also contains decoded assembly, game architecture notes and scripts for tracking matches and rebuilding an executable. The author reports that the rebuilt DOS program reaches playable missions.

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: 0
Last commit: 2026-07-24
Language: C

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: Supply your own copy of Syndicate and its game data.
Prerequisites: Build with the period Watcom toolchain; the rebuilt DOS executable runs under DOS/4GW.
Testing evidence: The author reports that failure paths and some mission types have not been exhaustively tested.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{syndicate-matching-decompilation-case,
  title = {{Syndicate: a matching decompilation of the DOS game}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/WildPress/vibesynd}},
  url = {https://github.com/WildPress/vibesynd},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/syndicate-matching-decompilation-case/}}
}

Plain text

Syndicate: a matching decompilation of the DOS game. https://github.com/WildPress/vibesynd (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/syndicate-matching-decompilation-case/

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README.md GitHub · WildPress/vibesynd · Revision 580c708
RELEASE_NOTES.md GitHub · WildPress/vibesynd · Revision 580c708