RetroReversing

A curated list of awesome retro game development and reverse engineering resources, tools, docs, related projects all in an easy to use 'github pages' website. https://www.retroreversing.com/

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Collections

• Games with Debug Symbols
• Development Kits (Hardware)
• Software Development Kits
• Games Source Code
• Game Engines
• Game File Formats
• Game Console Hardware Architecture

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Consoles

Nintendo

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo Game Boy
• Nintendo 64
• Nintendo Gamecube (Dolphin)
• Nintendo Wii
• Nintendo 3DS
• Nintendo WiiU

SEGA

• Sega Master System
• Sega Mega Drive (Genesis)
• Sega Saturn
• Sega Dreamcast
• Sega Game Gear

Sony

• Sony Playstation 1
• Sony Playstation 2
• Sony Playstation Portable

Microsoft

• Microsoft Xbox
• PC

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Future Posts to be written

If you are looking to contribute but don't know where to start here are a few examples of posts that are up for grabs.

Tools

• TUME Map Editor - https://games.greggman.com/game/tume___the_universal_map_editor/
• Game Genie Guy - https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=17595.40
• Psy-Q CD Emulation Systems - https://web.archive.org/web/19970709125031/http://www.snsys.com:80/
• Deluxe Paint IV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=973fiFaSXqw (source code: http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/electronic-arts-deluxepaint-early-source-code/)

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Aladdin Source Code - https://gamehistory.org/aladdin-source-code/
• SNASM2 PCI card - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb2928JnKEg (https://assemblergames.com/threads/problems-installing-snasm2-pci-card.43990/page-5)

Sega Saturn Development Kit

• Cross Products development kit for sega saturn - https://segaretro.org/Cross_Products
• Cross Products vs Psy-Q (SN Systems) - https://archive.org/stream/EDGE.N023.1995.08/EDGE.N023.1995.08-Escapade#page/n53/mode/2up/search/%22SN+Systems%22

Nintendo 64

• SN64 DEV KIT - https://web.archive.org/web/19970709125031/http://www.snsys.com:80/ Also - https://web.archive.org/web/19970709125031/http://www.snsys.com:80/
• Neon64: NES emulator for N64! - https://hcs64.com/neon64.html

Playstation 3

• Book review of "Programming the Cell Processor" and Comparison of open source tools to SN Systems sdk here - https://archive.org/stream/GDM_February_2009#page/n39/mode/2up/search/%22SN+Systems%22

Gamecube

• Animal Crossing NES emulator - https://jamchamb.github.io/2018/07/11/animal-crossing-nes-emulator-hacks.html

PC

• Klik & Play - https://web.archive.org/web/19990220223721/http://www.emf.net:80/%7Emikep/Knp/KNP.html
• Rebel Assault - https://github.com/Fortyseven/RA_1993

3DS

• 3DS Emulation in C++ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qGksJWsfow

Games

• Jak and Daxter - http://www.codersnotes.com/notes/disassembling-jak/

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Quality Sources

• Video game Science - https://www.reddit.com/r/videogamescience/
• SegaRetro - https://segaretro.org
• Ultra64.ca - http://ultra64.ca
• Codeshop articles in Edge magazine (Aus)
• Super Famicom Development Wiki - https://wiki.superfamicom.org
• N64 Cart Images @ James S' Kingdom - https://sites.google.com/site/jamesskingdom/Home/electronics-by-james-s/inside-manufactured-products/nintendo-64-hardware-exposed

Youtube Channels

We only embed high-quality youtube videos related to the technical achievements in retro video games, here are some of the youtube channels we would like to support:

• Game Hut - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0g
• KimJustice - Kim Justice - YouTube
• Modern Vintage Gamer - Modern Vintage Gamer - YouTube
• MrMario2011 - MrMario2011 - YouTube
• Hard4Games - Hard4Games - YouTube
• Video Game Story Time - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLWh30LMdJZam_4SKWuq0dA

Thumbnail Creator

https://www.canva.com

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Running Locally

Update Ruby Version to 3.3.12

Ruby 3.2 is end-of-life. Use Ruby 3.3.x for local development.

The easiest option on macOS is the prebuilt Homebrew formula:

brew install ruby@3.3

If you prefer rbenv, install the same major version:

brew install rbenv ruby-build
rbenv install 3.3.12
rbenv local 3.3.12

Install the Gems

bundle install

Run Locally

To preview the site on your machine:

• Run jekyll serve --livereload from the project root.
• Open http://localhost:4000 in your browser.

For faster local iteration while writing content:

• Run jekyll serve --config _config.yml,_config.dev.yml --livereload
• This disables redirect generation locally, which reduces rebuild fan-out.

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Visual Regression Testing

BackstopJS is configured for a small set of representative pages and viewport sizes. Use it when changing CSS, layouts, includes, or page structures that could affect rendered output.

Install the npm dependencies first:

npm install

Start the local Jekyll server in another terminal:

jekyll serve --config _config.yml,_config.dev.yml --livereload

Create or update the approved screenshot baselines:

npm run backstop:reference

Run a visual regression check:

npm run backstop:test

If the differences are intentional, approve the new screenshots:

npm run backstop:approve

By default BackstopJS targets http://localhost:4000. To test a different preview URL, set BACKSTOP_BASE_URL:

BACKSTOP_BASE_URL=https://example-preview-url npm run backstop:test