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James Dansereau def0e0ac56 release: Windows alpha bundle pipeline

- tools_pc/bundle-win.sh: package a Windows build for distribution — exe +
  MinGW/SDL2/zlib runtime DLLs + README + license texts, into
  dist/goldeneye-pc-port-<ver>-win64/{,.zip,.zip.sha256}. Hard-fails if a
  ROM image or an oversized blob lands in the bundle; verifies the DLL
  closure with ldd.
- tools_pc/dist/README.md.in: the bundled README template (ROM-supply
  instructions, run steps, controls, legal), @VERSION@-substituted.
- CI: build tag trigger (v*); windows-build now packages the bundle every
  run and uploads it; new release job (tags only, contents: write scoped
  to it) attaches the bundle to a DRAFT pre-release for a human to
  smoke-test and publish.
- README: Download section + Legal reworded to cover pre-built binaries
  (engine only, no game data, permissive runtime libs bundled with their
  licenses).
- .gitignore: /dist/ (root bundle output; tools_pc/dist/ template stays
  tracked).

Cutting a release: tag vX.Y.Z-alpha, push; CI builds + drafts the
pre-release; smoke-test with a ROM, then Publish.

Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01GULf6knbsqfsnW39tMr9WT

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GoldenEye 007 PC Port — alpha

⚠️ Very early research alpha. Not a playable game. The intro and menus render and all 21 solo missions load, but:

no audio (Phase 3, not started);

some front-end 3D models and some text are broken;

ladders don't work and can block progression on some levels;

expect crashes and glitches once past the level intro.

This is a technical demo of the porting work. If you want to play GoldenEye on PC, use one of the Xbox 360 recompilation projects instead — see the project README.

Download

goldeneye-pc-port-<version>-win64.zip — the engine executable, its runtime DLLs, a README, and license texts. Windows x86-64 only. No ROM, no game assets.

Running it

You supply your own NTSC-U GoldenEye 007 N64 ROM (.z64, big-endian, SHA-1 abe01e4aeb033b6c0836819f549c791b26cfde83). Unzip, put the ROM in a data/ folder next to the exe as ge007.ntsc-final.z64, run the exe from that folder. Full steps in the bundled README.md.

Verify the download

sha256sum -c goldeneye-pc-port-<version>-win64.zip.sha256

Source & docs

https://github.com/jkdansereau/goldeneye-pc-port — built on the GoldenEye 007 decompilation, architecture after the Perfect Dark PC port. Non-commercial fan preservation/research project; not affiliated with any rights holder.

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