Case study

ARMORED CORE for Answer: native Windows port by static recompilation

This is a native Windows port of ARMORED CORE for Answer for the PlayStation 3, USA release BLUS30187. A recompiler turns the game's PowerPC code into C++, about 71,000 functions, and the PC compiler builds a 64-bit Windows program. SPU programs are translated ahead of time, and the RSX command stream becomes Direct3D 11.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07
Evidence class: C1 partial scope or analysis entry

Stars: 79
Last commit: 2026-11-04
Language: C++
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Demo screenshot from the project's public documentation

Observed: Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
Scope: Partial
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

The player's own US disc, the folder that contains PS3_GAME. Setup uses RPCS3 once and the PS3 system software 4.93 file PS3UPDAT.PUP. The optional update is 01.35.
Download the release zip, extract it, and run ACFA-Launcher.exe. Set up downloads a compiler toolchain of about 250 MB and needs about 4 GB of free disk space.
The README names no license.

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BibTeX

@misc{acfa-port-case,
  title = {{ARMORED CORE for Answer: native Windows port by static recompilation}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/SulphurS16/ACFA-Port}},
  url = {https://github.com/SulphurS16/ACFA-Port},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/acfa-port-case/}}
}

Plain text

ARMORED CORE for Answer: native Windows port by static recompilation. https://github.com/SulphurS16/ACFA-Port (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/acfa-port-case/

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README.md GitHub · SulphurS16/ACFA-Port · Revision 8e174e0