# ZumaTAS: a JavaScript port of Zuma Deluxe and search-generated TAS

> ZumaTAS ports Zuma Deluxe game logic from the CircleShootApp decompilation into a deterministic JavaScript simulation for browser and Node.js use. It includes asset extraction from a user's game installation, a replay viewer, search programs, and recorded tool-assisted play through all 76 Adventure levels. The author reports an 8:12 total for the published run.

- 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/9933fa/Zuma-Deluxe-TAS>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/9933fa/Zuma-Deluxe-TAS/blob/c0865fff5f4279403bba2b68e04d5fdba98883bb/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/zuma-deluxe-tas-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/zuma-deluxe-tas-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/zuma-deluxe-tas-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Supply your own Zuma Deluxe installation; the repository omits its art, audio, fonts, and level data.
- **Prerequisites:** Asset generation requires Python 3.9+, Pillow, and NumPy; TAS tools require Node.js 18+.
- **Limits:** A different game version can cause the recorded replay to desynchronize.
- **License:** MIT licence.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/9933fa/Zuma-Deluxe-TAS/blob/c0865fff5f4279403bba2b68e04d5fdba98883bb/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/9933fa/Zuma-Deluxe-TAS/blob/c0865fff5f4279403bba2b68e04d5fdba98883bb/docs/TAS.md>
3. <https://github.com/9933fa/Zuma-Deluxe-TAS/blob/c0865fff5f4279403bba2b68e04d5fdba98883bb/LICENSE>

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