# tnt-splat: reconstructing The New Tetris for N64

> tnt-splat reconstructs The New Tetris for Nintendo 64 from C, assembly and a user-provided ROM. Its documented build uses splat to split the ROM, compiles with a MIPS cross toolchain and compares the resulting ROM against the base image.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/chris-gilmore/tnt-splat>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/chris-gilmore/tnt-splat/blob/bbbded9f6837e26f9c4b0007b6911e96d4585074/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/tnt-splat-new-tetris-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/tnt-splat-new-tetris-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/tnt-splat-new-tetris-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Provide baserom.z64 with the documented hash.
- **Prerequisites:** Install splat, ido-static-recomp, asm-processor, ultralib headers and a MIPS cross toolchain.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/chris-gilmore/tnt-splat/blob/bbbded9f6837e26f9c4b0007b6911e96d4585074/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/chris-gilmore/tnt-splat/blob/bbbded9f6837e26f9c4b0007b6911e96d4585074/Makefile>

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