Show HN: Civ 1 period accurate decompilation

Category: other

Tags: decompilation, reverse-engineering, retro-gaming, dos, c

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 9, Documentation: 9, Utility: 5)

A meticulous reverse-engineered reconstruction of the 1991 MS-DOS game Civilization's source code, capable of building a byte-exact executable. It includes extensive technical documentation and a narrative code walkthrough, showcasing a blend of retro computing and modern AI-assisted decompilation.

Target audience: reverse engineers, retro computing enthusiasts, game historians, and C developers

Repository: https://github.com/sjmelia/civd · C · 12 stars

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