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What was done
WinBack: Covert Operations for N64 is recompiled into a native Windows executable using N64Recomp and RT64. The project utilizes Claude Opus 5.5 for development and supports modern controller layouts, custom display settings, and a level selection menu.
WinBack: Covert Operations is a Nintendo 64 title converted into a native x64 Windows application via static recompilation. The project uses N64Recomp to translate MIPS code to C and RT64 to handle rendering, eliminating the need for an emulator. The author reports that the game is playable from boot through the first mission, which has been manually tested, including laser sight aiming. Later missions remain largely untested. The project is developed with significant assistance from Claude Opus 5.5, which the author credits as a co-author on numerous commits. The implementation includes a custom RmlUi-based overlay menu for level selection, display configuration, and mod management. The game requires a user-provided big-endian .z64 ROM, which is verified and stored locally. Further technical details regarding the pipeline and runtime constraints are documented in docs/DEVELOPMENT.md.
Reproduce it
- Clone the repository and install dependencies including LLVM/Clang, CMake, Ninja, and Python 3. 2. Run the setup scripts to fetch dependencies and build N64Recomp. 3. Place the WinBack (USA) ROM in the rom/ directory as baserom.us.z64. 4. Execute tools/regen.sh to generate game-specific code. 5. Build the project using CMake and run the resulting executable in the game/ folder.
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