Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by TheAceOfHearts 193 days ago
If progress continues, someday it'll be possible to generate the source code for any binary and make a native port to any other platform. Some companies might be upset, but it'll be a huge boon for game and software preservation.
1 comments

While "native" is always questionable it was possible long ago without actually ever having source code. E.g back in 2024 there was ARM port of StarCraft 1 for OpenPandora. Just "dumb" x86 decompilation and then building against Wine for ARM.

https://hackaday.com/2014/07/31/playing-starcraft-on-an-arm/

https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/starcraft.73844/