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How to port any N64 game to the PC in record time
Enlarge / “N-tel (64) Inside” Aurich Lawson | Getty Images In recent years, we’ve reported on multiple efforts to reverse-engineer Nintendo 64 games into fully decompiled, human-readable C code that
Read MoreLeaks from Valve’s Deadlock look like a pressed sandwich of every game around
Enlarge / Valve has its own canon of games full of artifacts and concepts worth emulating, as seen in a 2018 tour of its offices. Sam Machkovech “Basically, fast-paced interesting
Read MoreThe Apple TV is coming for the Raspberry Pi’s retro emulation box crown
Enlarge / The RetroArch app installed in tvOS. Andrew Cunningham Apple’s initial pitch for the tvOS and the Apple TV as it currently exists was centered around apps. No longer
Read MoreSony listing hints at native, upscaled PS2 emulation on the PS5
Enlarge / Identical cousins. Years ago, Sony started making a select handful of “PlayStation 2 Classics” available as emulated downloads on the PlayStation 4. Now, there are signs that certain
Read MoreVirtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console
Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose Zagal. In this exclusive excerpt, Benj and Jose take you
Read MoreGame dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake
Enlarge / Artist’s conception of NetEase using a legal contract to try to stop a wave of negative reviews of its closed alpha. NetEase The developers of team-based shooter Marvel
Read MoreWarner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them
Enlarge / Timely art from the game Traverser, soon to be published by developer Gatling Goat Studios. Gatling Goat Studios/Adult Swim Games Warner Bros. Discovery has spent at least two
Read MoreCryptmaster is a dark, ridiculous RPG test of your typing and guessing skills
Enlarge / Sometimes you gotta get your nose in there to remember the distinct aroma of 1980s RPG classics. Akupara Games There are people who relish the feeling of finally
Read MoreSony backs down, won’t enforce PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players on Steam
Enlarge / Aiming a single rifle sight into an earth-moving explosion feels like some kind of metaphor for the Helldivers 2 delayed PSN requirement saga. PlayStation/Arrowhead Helldivers 2 PC players
Read MoreManor Lords’ medieval micromanagement means making many messes
Enlarge / This peaceful, pastoral scene actually represents a ton of hard work! Slavic Magic Do you ever look around at modern civilization and boggle at the sheer complexity of
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