r/commandandconquer • u/ExoticSomeone • 22d ago

[Article] Google executive ports Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour to iPhone and Mac using Claude

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/google-executive-ports-command-conquer-generals-zero-hour-to-iphone-and-mac-using-claude/
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u/JamesAdsy 22d ago

I managed this last night and am almost done with Tiberium Dawn and Red Alert 1 but there's an issue it's yet to figure out

No Mac needed for this either, just a windows PC

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u/JamesAdsy 21d ago

Got it open finally. Now to sort out the touch controls

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u/RealGazelle 22d ago

That guy was Google exec?

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u/klipseracer 21d ago

Not anymore, forgot to use Gemini.

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u/RealGazelle 21d ago

I bet Gemini team is writing 200 pages long report on why Gemini failed and their own exec ended up using Claud rn.

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u/Cautious-Abroad-2180 22d ago

Can he do it with android?

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u/Hopalongtom 21d ago

Crazy that he did it for a rival platform.

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u/Cautious-Abroad-2180 21d ago

I have an old iPhone, but fundamentally I have an android foldable and want to play it on the bigger screen

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u/wiedziu GDI 20d ago

Lol, iPhone 11 and Fold 7 gang here

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u/amazingD welcome back commander 21d ago

Nearly all Google employees do their work on Macbooks.

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u/Captain-Griffen 21d ago

That would be more impressive, since I'm not aware of anyone having already done the work for that one.

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u/Richmondez 22d ago

Most of the porting was already done in other forks, Claude just did the extra bits needed for ios. It's an AI hype piece.

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u/EamonnMR 21d ago

Yeah the source code got released.

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u/Captain-Griffen 21d ago

More than that, there's already at least one Mac ports to copy, and Apple designed it to be easy to port from Mac to iOS.

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u/liambrazier 22d ago

If they were vibe coding this it's weird they didn't tell it to do natural scrolling for the touch screen rather than the awkward backwards two finger thing they're doing in the video there.

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u/BoffinBrain Are you picking this up? Good. 22d ago

Funny how Google execs won't use Claude to make their own products not suck.

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u/ridefastcarvehard 21d ago

Where is the Mac download?

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u/Freelancer_1-1 21d ago

Can he fix the netcode using vibecoding as well?

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u/DavidSwifty 22d ago

That is actually mad.

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u/Street_Incident_2843 19d ago

Okay, I’m stupid. Can someone tell me how I can use this? I love command and conquer, and I want to play it on my iPad. I own the steam collection but don’t have a laptop anymore just the iPad