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

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!

mikerg87

I posted this to twosopbts.com so that one more retro gaming community will know of the call

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.

louwrentius

I've played this game so much on a Laser (Dutch computer brand) 286 with VGA monochrome screen, in the early '90s.

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...

smrtinsert

Man I loved this game. My friend and I would split responsibility and share the keyboard. One did the firing other the navigating

bigmattystyles

If it's the game I'm thinking of, floppy copies were going around my middle school in France at the time but this was a game that without the manual, good luck even getting the plane off the ground. I seem to recall a mode where you started out in the air. Fun times.

shdh

I never played this, but I did play Janes F/A-18, was a great game

gmerc

It’s ridiculously easy to port games now. https://robin.tooclever.org took less than a day in API time

howard941

Many hours expended on building up doppler maps in flight to use to shoot SLAMs with. An excellent sim along with Digital Integrations' Tornado which really needs a reboot.

holoduke

Is this game similar to retaliator?

taffydavid

Noob question. I really hope this doesn't come across as negativity. I love that people spend time on making old games work, but why do people decompile games that can be emulated by DOSbox or the like? Surely a game this old runs absolutely fine on even very low end hardware?

coolwulf

This story is now on Youtube: https://youtu.be/aIPKkOpIiF8

_jackdk_

Communities for these old games do an incredible job securing the four freedoms for their favourite titles, and it's truly inspiring. Great work.

CalChris

I have a friend who flew F15s. I’ve sent him this.