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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
[https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/extras/IDA/idafree50.exe IDA Freeware Version 5.0] - IDA is the preferred tool for disassembling old games from scratch. The most recent freeware version no longer supports disassembling DOS games, but this earlier version still supports it. Note: In more recent Windows versions, you will need to run it in Administrator mode, or it will error out on startup.
[https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/extras/IDA/idafree50.exe IDA Freeware Version 5.0] - IDA is the preferred tool for disassembling old games from scratch. The most recent freeware version no longer supports disassembling DOS games, but this earlier version still supports it. Note: In more recent Windows versions, you will need to run it in Administrator mode, or it will error out on startup. Also, in case the text display looks screwed up, you just have to go into IDA's settings and change the font to something else.


[https://ghidra-sre.org Ghidra] Ghidra is an open source alternative to IDA that can be used for disassembling old games. It is not as mature as IDA and is missing some features, but it has a nice decompiler.
[https://ghidra-sre.org Ghidra] Ghidra is an open source alternative to IDA that can be used for disassembling old games. It is not as mature as IDA and is missing some features, but it has a nice decompiler.
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