Show HN: Smash Gauntlet

Category: other

Tags: game, reverse-engineering, typescript, rom-hacking, webgl

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 3)

A browser-based mash-up of Gauntlet and Smash T.V., written from scratch in TypeScript, with art and level data extracted directly from the original ROMs. The project reverse-engineers the maze decoding and playfield generation from the 68010 code and verifies it against MAME, offering a technically impressive fan tribute.

Target audience: retro gaming enthusiasts, game developers, reverse engineers

Repository: https://smash-gauntlet.atomic14.com/ · TypeScript

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