Case study

The Great Escape: an annotated ZX Spectrum disassembly

The Great Escape reconstructs the 48K ZX Spectrum game from its tape image into annotated assembly and a cross-referenced HTML disassembly using SkoolKit. Its build can generate emulator-loadable TAP and Z80 images and documents decoded graphics, characters, items and game behavior.

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: 90
Last commit: 2024-01-22
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: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: SkoolKit and access to the original tape image for the documented build.
Limits: The author reports that game reverse engineering is complete while disassembly accuracy and readability work continues.
License: No licence file in the repository.

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BibTeX

@misc{the-great-escape-disassembly-case,
  title = {{The Great Escape: an annotated ZX Spectrum disassembly}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/dpt/The-Great-Escape}},
  url = {https://github.com/dpt/The-Great-Escape},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-great-escape-disassembly-case/}}
}

Plain text

The Great Escape: an annotated ZX Spectrum disassembly. https://github.com/dpt/The-Great-Escape (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/the-great-escape-disassembly-case/

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README.md GitHub · dpt/The-Great-Escape · Revision b280ebc