Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots

neuviemeporte.github.io

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

1–10 of 78 posts

Re: DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots

#2

Post by LowLevelMahn »

Playable DOS version available

First step was the full reverse to assembler, second step is to convert the assembler to binary equal compiled C code, all this still on DOS until no assembler code is left, then the porting to Linux,Windows will start

Reversing tends to bring in new bugs and its not easy to find all bugs in such old and reversed code - but so far everything seems to work

try finding open bugs if you got version 451.03 of F-15 around combined with Dosbox or a real DOS

find latest DOS release here: https://github.com/neuviemeporte/f15se2-re/releases

the f15_se2-*.zip file contains the replacement executables for the DOS game

The airforce needs YOU!

Re: DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots

#5

Post by yepyoukno »

LowLevelMahn wrote: post #2

Playable DOS version available First step was the full reverse to assembler, second step is to convert the assembler to binary equal compiled C code, all this still on DOS until no assembler code is left, then the porting to Linux,Windows will start Reversing tends to bring in new bugs and its not easy to find all bugs in such old and reversed code - but so far everything seems to work try finding open bugs if you go…

Nice work!

I’m not sure you should beat yourself up too much for a Linix* port, emulators are so well supported and ubiquitous, if it works there (not everything does), call it a win!

I use Lutris (https://lutris.net/) for its ease of use.

I can see your a “low level mahn” and this may be more of a quest for you than playing a cool retro game.

Any which way, GREAT WORK!!!!

Re: DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots

#6

Post by Waterluvian »

Does AI fit well in trying to reason about the structure of a decompiled project when you lack symbol names?

This isn’t my wheelhouse but I was surprised just how well AI could figure out the intent of the structure of some JavaScript where I had no source maps.

Re: DOS Game "F-15 Strike Eagle II" reversing project needs DOS test pilots

#8

Post by imrehg »

Oh, this was one that I played a lot as a kid! (Alongside F-19 Stealth Fighter, F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter - the two that apparently came before and after this game - TIL, and to a lesser extent F-14 Tomcat)

I think, this needs the original game files to run, if I read things correctly. So probably just gonna read the dev journals, rather than fly this particular bird again...

Post reply on HN