Reverse Engineering a North Korean Sim City Game

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52 points·goranmoomin··9 comments

I get an "Error establishing a database connection". Here's an archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20201003094412/https://digitalnk...

So basically even in the DPRK you can't escape the microtransaction economy.

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... without gaining any popularity on HN. I read it; it gives a nice case study of reverse engineering.

If I understand this correctly, even the DPRK related C# code is in English, they even use localization keys in English, interesting if the game itself was made in DPRK or China

I'd say you misunderstood, since the game was developed in The Netherlands.

> The game considered in this post is based on a Chinese version of a popular Android game developed in the Netherlands

Here's their website: https://www.sparklingsociety.net/sparkling-games/city-buildi...

It's not that unusual for Dutch developers to use English variable names in code.

Yes, but I was talking about the DPRK specific code mentioned regarding the DPRK specific offline payments

Great article. I'll add the blog to my favorites too, I've always been curious about technology in the DPRK.

Chevron SimRefinery joins forces with North Korea Sim to create the ultimate oil & gas megacorp oppressive dictatorship evil simulator.

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