Case study
WebFun: reimplementing the Desktop Adventures game engine
WebFun recreates the engine behind Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures and Yoda Stories as a web application. The project shows game play, mobile controls, save inspection, asset editing, debug overlays, and script coverage views.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C2 code & docs, no demo or download
Evidence
- Observed
- Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Node.js v25 or newer and npm are required for local setup.
- License: No licence stated on the project page.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{webfun-desktop-adventures-case,
title = {{WebFun: reimplementing the Desktop Adventures game engine}},
howpublished = {\url{https://codeberg.org/cyco/WebFun}},
url = {https://codeberg.org/cyco/WebFun},
urldate = {2026-11-09},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/webfun-desktop-adventures-case/}}
}Plain text
WebFun: reimplementing the Desktop Adventures game engine. https://codeberg.org/cyco/WebFun (accessed 2026-11-09). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/webfun-desktop-adventures-case/
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