Thrust: 3 Open Source Clones Compared
Inertia Blast is a playable, cross-platform (Windows/Linux) clone with its own redrawn graphics, no dependency on the original game's data, and support for custom levels. Thrust Disassembly is instead a documented, annotated disassembly of the original BBC Micro 6502 code, verified to reassemble with the BeebAsm assembler — it reproduces the original game rather than reimagining it, and requires assembling the source into a BBC Micro disk image to run.
Comparison table
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- BBC Micro
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Active
- Last updated
- 1mo ago
- Stars
- 25
- Contributors
- 4
- License
- —
- Engine
- —
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Modding support
- —
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Halted
- Last updated
- 1y ago
- Stars
- 6
- Contributors
- 1
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Engine
- SDL2
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- NoThe game includes its own graphics and assets; no original game data is required.
- Modding support
- YesSupports custom level creation; the original developer's website contains information for building your own levels.
Availability
- Status
- Playable
- Platforms
- Linux
- Play in browser
- No
- Mobile
- No
Project health
- Development status
- Not tracked
- Last updated
- Not tracked
- Stars
- Not tracked
- Contributors
- Not tracked
- License
- Not tracked
- Engine
- Not tracked
Compatibility
- Requires original assets
- —
- Modding support
- —
| Title | Thrust Disassembly | Inertia Blast | Thrust |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Playable | Playable | Playable |
| Platforms | BBC Micro | Windows, Linux | Linux |
| Play in browser | No | No | No |
| Mobile | No | No | No |
| Project health | |||
| Development status | Active | Halted | Not tracked |
| Last updated | 1mo ago | 1y ago | Not tracked |
| Stars | 25 | 6 | Not tracked |
| Contributors | 4 | 1 | Not tracked |
| License | — | GPL-2.0 | Not tracked |
| Engine | — | SDL2 | Not tracked |
| Compatibility | |||
| Requires original assets | — | NoThe game includes its own graphics and assets; no original game data is required. | — |
| Modding support | — | YesSupports custom level creation; the original developer's website contains information for building your own levels. | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Are the Thrust 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.
What license do these Thrust clones use?
Inertia Blast (GPL-2.0).
Do I need to own the original Thrust to play these clones?
Inertia Blast runs standalone, no original files needed.
Which Thrust clone is the most actively maintained?
Thrust Disassembly is currently under active development, based on recent commit activity. See the "Development status" row above for every clone's current status.
See the full write-up for each clone, or go back to Thrust.