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

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Leaks 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

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The 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

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Sony 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

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Virtual 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

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Game 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

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Warner 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

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Cryptmaster 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

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Sony 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

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Manor 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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