Sonic the Fighters: 2 Open Source Clones Compared
stfdecomp aims to produce buildable, labeled decompiled code for the arcade board Sonic the Fighters ran on, but the reverse engineering isn't complete — many addresses are still hardcoded without labels, and it's currently listed as unplayable. stfdisasm is further along: it's a complete disassembly that reassembles into a bit-perfect binary and is currently playable, though its build process is not yet 'shiftable' — custom code can only be inserted at the end of the ROM data.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Unplayable
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Sporadic
- Last updated
- 7mo ago
- Stars
- 107
- Contributors
- 2
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesThe original Sonic the Fighters ROM files are required for asset extraction.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Arcade
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 2y ago
- Stars
- 47
- Contributors
- 4
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- YesThe original Sonic the Fighters ROM files (schamp.zip and sfight.zip) are required in the rom directory.
| Title | stfdecomp | stfdisasm |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Unplayable | Playable |
| Platforms | Arcade | Arcade |
| Play in browser | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No |
| Project health | ||
| Development status | Sporadic | Halted |
| Last updated | 7mo ago | 2y ago |
| Stars | 107 | 47 |
| Contributors | 2 | 4 |
| Compatibility | ||
| Requires original assets | YesThe original Sonic the Fighters ROM files are required for asset extraction. | YesThe original Sonic the Fighters ROM files (schamp.zip and sfight.zip) are required in the rom directory. |
Known limitations
Frequently asked questions
Are the Sonic the Fighters clones on this page open source?
Yes — every clone catalogued here is an open-source project. Availability, license, and development-status details for each one are listed in the comparison table above.
Do I need to own the original Sonic the Fighters to play these clones?
stfdecomp and stfdisasm require original game assets to play.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Sonic the Fighters.