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Tetris: byte-matching Game Boy disassembly

This is a disassembly of Tetris for the Game Boy. It compiles 1:1 to the official Tetris (World) ROM. Code annotation and data annotation are still listed as unfinished.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C3 notes only

Stars: 52
Last commit: 2021-06-03
Language: Assembly
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code observed; no usable documentation found.
Scope: Notes
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Build with RGBDS: rgbasm -o main.o main.asm, then rgblink -o tetris.gb main.o.
The README does not name a license.

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BibTeX

@misc{tetris-gb-disassembly,
  title = {{Tetris: byte-matching Game Boy disassembly}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/alexsteb/tetris_disassembly}},
  url = {https://github.com/alexsteb/tetris_disassembly},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/tetris-gb-disassembly/}}
}

Plain text

Tetris: byte-matching Game Boy disassembly. https://github.com/alexsteb/tetris_disassembly (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/tetris-gb-disassembly/

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README.md GitHub · alexsteb/tetris_disassembly · Revision b4bbceb