# Zuma Deluxe: decompiling the Mac and Windows game

> The project reconstructs Zuma Deluxe's game logic from Mac and Windows executables as buildable C++ source. It combines a patched open-source SexyAppFramework with game-specific code and supports comparison of compiled assembly against the original using the Visual Studio .NET 2002 toolchain.

- 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/kyle-sylvestre/CircleShootApp>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/kyle-sylvestre/CircleShootApp/blob/7a6a24789ce5b622214d60019df0996c4c066973/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/zuma-deluxe-decompilation-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/zuma-deluxe-decompilation-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/zuma-deluxe-decompilation-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** An original Zuma Deluxe copy supplies the game data. A 32-bit build needs BASS 1.8 from the original game or BASS 2.4; a 64-bit build needs BASS 2.4.
- **Prerequisites:** CMake 3.18 or later and MinGW or MSVC are documented build options.
- **Limits:** The author describes the result as playable with possible bugs and inaccuracies.
- **License:** Modifications are MIT-licensed and the game source is provided as-is; separate licence files cover other components.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/kyle-sylvestre/CircleShootApp/blob/7a6a24789ce5b622214d60019df0996c4c066973/README.md>

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