Sources
34 works, each pinned to the version read. Every page lists its own sources; this is the index.
| Source | Kind | Year | Claims | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdVenture Capitalist Wiki, “Businesses” | wiki secondary | 4 | 0 | |
| Bulbapedia, “Ghost (type)” | wiki secondary | 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulbapedia, “Pokémon Crystal Version” | wiki secondary | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulbapedia, “Pokémon Emerald Version” | wiki secondary | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulbapedia, “Pokémon Red and Blue Versions” | wiki secondary | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulbapedia, “Pokémon Red and Green Versions” | wiki secondary | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulbapedia, “Type/Type chart” | wiki secondary | 2026 | 3 | 4 |
| Cookie Clicker main.js v1.035 Cookie Clicker main.js v1.035, Wayback capture of 10 September 2013 | game-script code | 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| Cookie Clicker main.js v2.058 Cookie Clicker web version, main.js (v2.058) | game-script code | 2026 | 23 | 2 |
| Cookie Clicker Wiki, “Building” | wiki secondary | 4 | 2 | |
| Cookie Clicker, 13 Aug 2013 capture Cookie Clicker (original version), Wayback capture of 13 August 2013 | game-script code | 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| doublespeakgames/adarkroom A Dark Room source code | source-release code | 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| FNA-XNA/FNA FNA (XNA 4.0 reimplementation) | source-release code | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| Hunicke et al. 2004 MDA: A Formal Approach to Game Design and Game Research | paper primary | 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| IvarK/AntimatterDimensionsSourceCode Antimatter Dimensions source code | source-release code | 2026 | 15 | 2 |
| JamesMcMahon/monocle-engine Monocle Engine (public source, GitHub mirror JamesMcMahon/monocle-engine) | source-release code | 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| Jdaster64 n.d. A Complete Guide to SMB's Physics Engine | guide secondary | 8 | 2 | |
| KidsCanCode n.d. Coyote Time (Godot 4 Recipes) | guide secondary | 1 | 1 | |
| NoelFB/Celeste Celeste: released class files (NoelFB/Celeste) | source-release code | 2021 | 21 | 4 |
| Pecorella 2016 The Math of Idle Games, Part I | dev-post primary | 2016 | 10 | 2 |
| pret/pokecrystal pokecrystal: disassembly of Pokémon Crystal | disassembly code | 2026 | 19 | 5 |
| pret/pokeemerald pokeemerald: decompilation of Pokémon Emerald | decompilation code | 2026 | 15 | 4 |
| pret/pokered pokered: disassembly of Pokémon Red and Blue | disassembly code | 2026 | 19 | 5 |
| Sicart 2008 Defining Game Mechanics | paper primary | 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| Sonic Retro, “Sonic Physics Guide: Air State” | guide secondary | 2 | 2 | |
| Sonic Retro, “Sonic Physics Guide: Calculations (Pixel and Subpixel)” | guide secondary | 1 | 3 | |
| Sonic Retro, “Sonic Physics Guide: Characters” | guide secondary | 1 | 2 | |
| Sonic Retro, “Sonic Physics Guide: Jumping” | guide secondary | 2023 | 5 | 2 |
| sonicretro/s1disasm s1disasm: Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit) disassembly (sonicretro/s1disasm) | disassembly code | 2026 | 12 | 4 |
| Thorson 2020 Celeste and TowerFall Physics | dev-post primary | 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| Townsend 2013 A Dark Room released | dev-post primary | 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| Wikidata | dataset secondary | 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| WPI DGMI wiki, “Coyote Time” Coyote Time (DGMI wiki) | wiki secondary | 2 | 2 | |
| Xkeeper0/smb1 smb1: Super Mario Bros. disassembly for asm6f (Xkeeper0/smb1) | disassembly code | 2022 | 21 | 4 |
Credits
This work stands on community research: disassembly and decompilation projects, physics guides, TAS documentation and published scholarship.
A Dark Room contributors · AdVenture Capitalist Wiki contributors · Anthony Pecorella · Antimatter Dimensions contributors · Bulbapedia contributors (6) · Cookie Clicker Wiki contributors · DGMI wiki contributors · doppelganger · Ethan Lee · Hevipelle (Ivar Kerajärvi) · Jdaster64 · KidsCanCode · Maddy Thorson (3) · Marc LeBlanc · Michael Townsend · Michael Townsend (doublespeak games) · Miguel Sicart · MonoGame Team · Noel Berry · Opti · Orteil (3) · pret contributors (3) · Robert Zubek · Robin Hunicke · Sonic Retro contributors (5) · Wikidata contributors · Xkeeper