Preservation engineering notes

A DOS classic, rebuilt for Playdate.

Research, implementation details, and hard-won lessons from creating a faithful native port of the original Lemmings.

The port in motion

Animated preview of the Lemmings Playdate title screen and game presentation — Native Playdate presentationExact pixel scaling / live AdLib audio

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From DOS Binary to Playdate

A beginner-friendly, technically detailed account of unpacking and studying the 16-bit executable, decoding original game data, rebuilding the simulation in portable C, preserving pixel art, and synthesizing authentic AdLib music on real handheld hardware.

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Port architectureThe runtime layers, display policy, audio design, and current fidelity status. Validation recordThe automated checks, reference comparisons, build environment, and artifact measurements.