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@N64-ROX Honestly Alex Kidd in Miracle World is just a game that shipped on a small ROM and doesn't dedicate much space to unique tiles. There were shipping games on Master System that squeezed out a lot more graphical detail. Modern homebrew developers are also quite skilled with the hardware.

I bet it'll be a modern PC running Linux. Or knowing Perifractic it could be a feature phone maybe.

Obvious caveat that this is a pre-production unit aside… yowza.

Oh, no way! These are some good picks for real.

Someone leaves a lazy and repetitive comment that adds nothing of value to the community. And gets an article that's more about that comment than the project.

Is this really a "first of its kind" collaboration? I'm not sure what specifically is novel here.

Oh god he's in the comments, everyone hide!

Well, this is depressing.

@N64-ROX Indiana Jones!

@chucksneed The initial release of the port isn't even playable to completion because it crashes or hangs in regular gameplay.

Supposing for a moment that you're not being disingenuous with your comment. Everyone I've spoken to in the N64 port community have been as accommodating as they can be regardless of their opinions on AI-generated coding, but ultimately what matters is the result, and the result doesn't even meet the most basic standards of functionality.

Also, despite the good intentions behind it, there's little confidence that this project will receive long-term support. I've spoken to the developer personally and, while he intends to try and address the issues, by his own admission, he isn't able to answer basic questions about how the port functions, because he isn't an experienced coder and hasn't spent much time in the code himself. Even if this port had zero issues, what's the point in using all these resources (and about $500 in subscriptions and tokens) to create a black box that nobody even understands? It's honestly just a waste of everyone's time.

Finally Dreamcast can join in on what us Zeebo true believers have been enjoying for decades.

Very cool. And funnily enough, I've actually been dreaming of this.

Oh, this is beautiful!

Wood's back lately, y'know. Tons of new PC cases have real wood accents, so it's not the craziest idea. At least, in a vacuum it wouldn't be.

… "Compuwood"?

@ruiner9 Honestly given how many people run MAME cabinets with old PCs that aren't connected to the internet, it'll surely inconvenience someone. Although on the other hand, I doubt those people are keeping MAME up to date anyway.

The old versions remain for anyone keeping MAME running on retro setups regardless. – Although to be honest, it may be a better idea in the long run to install Linux on that bad boy.

Including the Korean Super Comboy version is a good get!

@Babybahamut There were versions of the original game that lacked the product placement even back in the day, so it's not necessarily an integral part of the Zool experience.

I've always had a soft spot for Zool. I particularly like the Sega Master System and Game Gear versions.

Urbanscan btw is Ian Stewart's company and the rights holder of a lot of the Gremlin Graphics back catalogue. It's been around for a while and they've put the name on all sorts of things, some new games, mostly re-releases.

Yeah that's not right. But it played a mean game of WWE SmackDown vs Raw though.

Infidelity you madman, I am totally here for this!

@PKDuckman I do like the modern collection, but Infidelity's 2023 port on real SNES hardware does have substantially lower input lag, especially compared to the Switch version of Legacy Collection. They also have reduced slowdown, not just reduced flicker.

Honestly very impressive! I've had a sour opinion on games made with GB Studio in the past, but developers clearly can get a lot out of it with a little bit of effort. This looks super authentic!

@Madbury I guess one way you could look at it is that having support for this means that homebrew developers could start targeting it.

Granted, that's me assuming that the second stick is also directly addressable by software, and not just remapped by the controller as it appears to be. I'm not sure if that would even be possible.

Didn't expect that! Seems like it'll be a good role for him.

@KingMike I am aware of at least one other, although I haven't checked in on it in 14 years and even at the time PPSSPP was already way ahead of it.

Also there is, like, the official PSP emulators Sony has utilised for various PlayStation systems, I guess.

@Gravyc Apparently Shadows of the Empire is also supported, it just wasn't new for this update.

Wonder if you can choose which Conker's Pocket Tales to play, or if it's stuck on GBC mode only.

Oh I'm bad at this one. I keep wanting to try and get good at these games though.

@X68000 Well, you can decompile anything. So long as machine code was built from a compiled language, it can be decompiled. We've had reverse engineering tools to facilitate this for decades.

What these static recompilation tools do is provide a framework to facilitate the porting from one architecture to another without the immediate need for the original source code or a full decompilation. That it can be partially automated to this degree is why it's so exciting to people.

Long live the PS3 boomerang controller!

It's gotta be Buck Bumble!

Completely anecdotal, but I still maintain this game would have been received slightly better if they didn't call it "Quest 64" in America. Most people my age I talk to who played this game as Holy Magic Century actually look back fondly on it.

My man! Love this game.

Looks fun enough, I'll keep an eye on it for sure. But I gotta say, you really take for granted how important it is to get the protagonist's look right. The art in general isn't doing much for me.

Tiny thermal printers, my one weakness!

Oh this looks beautifully janky!

This really is primarily a single screen tech demo to see if such an effect could be possible on the Mega Drive and Genesis, not "some foundations of a potential port" of DKC2.

Dude, holy crap! I wasn't expecting to see this today, or ever. Coincidentally I've actually been on the verge of another Battle Arena Toshinden kick.

I have the originals so I'm kinda good, but I expect my partner who collects Switch games will totally be keeping an eye out for this.

I mean, obvious jokes aside: you never gain control, so the run never starts. It's that simple, surely.

In any case, what a great discovery!

This is awesome. I do appreciate the occasions when Ubisoft goes to this length keeps their classics available. I just wish they were DRM free. 😅

I'm still dubious on whether Nitro ever actually existed or not.

A "hello hacker f◼️◼️◼️er" for a new age.

Ah, es un pollo. 🐔

Man, DoDonPachi fans are eating good!!

Oh, cool that it has both the arcade and console versions of Sol Divide. I recall that people quite liked the arrange mode in Sol Divide which acts somewhat like a rogue-lite RPG.

Unfortunately the American PS1 version of Sol Divide removed the ability to save which makes that arrange mode somewhat useless, but I imagine that's not an issue here. (Assuming it's using the Japanese version, or offers save states maybe.)

Oh yeah whoever put the set together definitely taking us for a ride at this point.

That's concerning. If it's a rights issue or something, I hope it's something they can work out.

Rocking the Game Boy Color "Shock 'n' Rock" look. 😛

@Razieluigi Incidentally the LJN brand is actually back, too. In the world of toys, not video games, though.

I appreciate that Retro Games Ltd has been including modern games on these lately.

Including the brand new port of The Settlers II is honestly a power move – the game needs an accelerator to run well/at all if I recall, so this is a compelling option. This was already my most anticipated product of theirs, but that just sweetens the deal.

Cool! I wouldn't call this game a masterpiece or anything, but it's similar enough to the likes of Valis and Castlevania so it definitely warrants a shout.