Case study

Test Drive SDL3: reconstructing the DOS and Amiga game ports

Test Drive SDL3 ports the DOS EGA, CGA and Hercules versions and the Amiga version of the 1987 game to native SDL3 programs. Reverse-engineering specifications cover game flow, simulation, rendering and platform behavior, while a separate document covers file formats. The ports read user-supplied original game files.

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: 17
Last commit: 2026-10-14
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: Original DOS game files or an Amiga disk image or extracted files are required.
Prerequisites: Building requires CMake 3.24+, C11 and SDL3; the launcher also needs C++17 and wxWidgets 3.2.
Prerequisites: The game-file folder must be writable for high scores.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{test-drive-sdl3-case,
  title = {{Test Drive SDL3: reconstructing the DOS and Amiga game ports}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/kylofon/test-drive-sdl3}},
  url = {https://github.com/kylofon/test-drive-sdl3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/test-drive-sdl3-case/}}
}

Plain text

Test Drive SDL3: reconstructing the DOS and Amiga game ports. https://github.com/kylofon/test-drive-sdl3 (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/test-drive-sdl3-case/

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README.md GitHub · kylofon/test-drive-sdl3 · Revision 599f07d
port/README.md GitHub · kylofon/test-drive-sdl3 · Revision 599f07d
LICENSE GitHub · kylofon/test-drive-sdl3 · Revision 599f07d