Soulcalibur II

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SoulCalibur II (GameCube)

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Native port of SoulCalibur II (GameCube) via static recompilation: the disc’s PowerPC executable is translated to C, compiled for x86-64, and run on a Dolphin-derived runtime.

You needYour own copy of SoulCalibur II (GameCube, discs GRSEAF/GRSJAF/GRSPAF).

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SoulCalibur II (Xbox)

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An unofficial native port of the Xbox version for macOS, Linux (Steam Deck and Steam Machine included), Windows, and Android, by static recompilation: the game’s program is translated to C ahead of time and runs on a native runtime, the one from NoRain211’s Dead or Alive recompilations, with sp00nznet’s xboxrecomp as the lifter. Its hallmark is bringing the three console-exclusive guests together: Spawn, from the Xbox version, and Link and Heihachi, which the launcher converts on your machine from your GameCube and PS2 discs (models, moves, weapons, voices, and endings) and which show up in every mode. Arcade, VS, Weapon Master, the Extra modes, the Museum, and two-player online play with rollback, match codes, a lobby, and chat all work. It adds a training mode (hit boxes, frame data, a dummy that records and replays, save states), a free camera with pause and photo mode, widescreen, resolution up to 8x, RetroArch CRT shaders, the GameCube version’s HD texture pack for Dolphin if you download it yourself, cheats, and a self-updating launcher; on Android, touch controls. It’s been tested mostly on macOS; the Windows build compiles but is untested. v0.3.0-beta.1 (November 5) is the latest of 20 releases. 46 of its 76 commits list Claude as a co-author.

You needYour own disc image of Soulcalibur II for Xbox, US or European release (the latter, for now, only on the Mac and without the guests), as an .iso, or the disc’s Default.xbe; the launcher checks its SHA-256. For Link and Heihachi, which are optional, your own GameCube disc, PS2 disc, or both. Plus macOS 26 or later on Apple silicon, x86-64 Linux with Vulkan and shaderc, 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 (untested), or 64-bit Android 10 or later with Vulkan.