Show HN: Black Ops II statically recompiled to native ARM64 macOS
A fan-made project has successfully statically recompiled Call of Duty: Black Ops II to run natively on ARM64 macOS, enabling owners to play the game on their 2020 MacBook Pro at 60fps. The recompiled version includes the Campaign, Zombies, and local Multiplayer against bots, with Split-screen and LAN mode in development. The project uses the Claude Opus 5.5 tool to convert the game's x86 Windows code to native ARM64 macOS, leveraging LLVM IR and a hand-written Win32 runtime to achieve native performance. The project is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Activision or Treyarch, and requires owners to have a copy of the game on Steam.
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