Case study

UGH!: a C++ port of the 1992 DOS game

UGH! ports the 1992 DOS game routine by routine from analysis of UGH.EXE into C++23 and SDL 3. It reads graphics, levels and sound from the user's executable, models VGA Mode X behavior and ports the AdLib driver. Project guidance records use of a REA plugin with Ghidra during analysis.

Targets: Game
Category: Community REA investigations
Relationship: Author-reported mixed workflow
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-09
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 0
Last commit: 2026-10-19
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the specified DOS UGH.EXE build with the documented SHA-256 hash.
Prerequisites: Building requires a C++23 compiler, CMake 3.28+, Ninja and SDL 3.2+; first configuration fetches Nuked-OPL3.
Limits: Joysticks are not ported; Windows is untested.
License: MIT licence for the port source.

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BibTeX

@misc{ugh-port-case,
  title = {{UGH!: a C++ port of the 1992 DOS game}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/janroz/ugh-port}},
  url = {https://github.com/janroz/ugh-port},
  urldate = {2026-11-09},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/ugh-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

UGH!: a C++ port of the 1992 DOS game. https://github.com/janroz/ugh-port (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/ugh-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · janroz/ugh-port · Revision 73221a3
CLAUDE.md GitHub · janroz/ugh-port · Revision 73221a3