"A true decompilation/recompilation of the game is in the works via yaz0r." Unfortunately he is quite depressed by all the AI-based decompilations and this one won't help...

"now available to purchase" not really right now because it's already out of stock, but it will be back soon.

I find always weird Time Extension's editors like to write 'later this month' when it's actually THIS WEEK. I mean, isn't it better to have to wait less?

Toki has already been unofficially ported to the CPC, though

"Now, as for scraping IP and all of that kind of stuff, which is the main question you had, I believe that there should be regulations about what AI is trained on. I, unfortunately, do not run OpenAI or any of these other big gigs. I believe there should be guardrails on what AI is allowed to do, what material is given for its training. If it goes to people who have IP that's valuable and is trained on it, then something needs to be sorted. They either need to be paid or not to be used on that."
LOL, they absolutely don't understand that if AI didn't steal work, it wouldn't be able to generate anything. That's the whole point of AI.

To me it was always clear they were testing several display solutions. I don't remember them claiming it would be OLED and nothing else. In any case, I don't mind since I don't see how the Switch 2 screen is a downgrade compared to my Switch OLED.

It's probably made with AI like his other ports, and the channel's name is "Oldschool is beautiful"

@slider1983 It would have actually been better to make a hack since it requires the original ROM and Nintendo wouldn't care about it. Same problem for the Donkey Kong Land Remake actually. Well, we'll see...

@slider1983 That SOME fans have, maybe. Most just play the games and don't try to steal their assets, you know.

@slider1983 If people hate Nintendo, why do they keep paying homage to them?

I see they finally got a new YouTube account... The previous one was killed, making all their videos disappear.

Given that the game uses assets from the original games, even if it's free, I doubt Nintendo will let it slide...

@BlabberBun "You saying "we've been using these things a lot longer and it's harder to live without them" is a pretty poor argument, and is weak analogy at best. Just because something has been normalized doesn't mean you just shrug and go "oh well"."
That's absolutely not what I've written, though. I precisely said "and we need to improve A LOT in these areas as well". I'm just saying it's way easier to stop using AI now when we started only a few years ago, and some of us like me didn't even start using it.

@BlabberBun The usual whataboutism. Yes, the Internet also uses too much energy, and clothing uses too much water, and we need to improve A LOT in these areas as well. However, we've been using the Internet and especially clothes for way longer than genAI, so it's way more difficult to live without them. It's crazy some people now claim they can't do anything without AI when they didn't use it at all a few years ago and were fine... They really sound like drug addicts if you ask me (but you won't).
Oh, and I'm also "railing against animal agriculture and war" btw, I just don't see the point to do it here, when it has nothing to do with the subject.

I'm starting to be really tired of this "if you don't like AI, ignore it" argument. What they still don't understand is that AI is an ecological disaster, and ignoring all these AI-fueled projects won't make the consequences magically disappear...

Yeah, I'm mildly excited. I bought every expansion card except the Data East/Technos ones, but the last one was already disappointing while some Taito games have been available on consoles but not on the Egret II Mini (Dead Connection or Rastan 3 for instance) yet.

Not only that but these cores are once again ports of software emulators, instead of retro-engineering the original boards. That's quite terrible.

You haven't played Cameltry until you've played it with a paddle controller, though.

I wonder if he wasn't trying to make a joke though, and it was literally lost in translation.

It's "Sacrebleu". One word, no accent.

@Brambles I never said emulators are illegal. But you're only supposed to make backup copies... for backup. Otherwise, why don't you sell all your games after making a copy?

The US law says you can back up your games "for archival purposes", not to play them using emulation, but whatever.

I remember very well the anecdote about yakuzas. I pictured it like a scene from a Takeshi Kitano movie.

@-wc- The idea is that you make a copy before, obviously, 'for archival purposes'. Anyway, the law wasn't designed to allow you to play your games on other systems as well. When you buy a game, you basically buy a license to play that game on a specific system. However it's clear lawmakers didn't know anything about emulation and FPGA. These laws were mostly designed to allow people to copy their personal data, nothing more. So they're obviously full of holes, and until there's a trial going on, there won't be any case-law about it unfortunately.

@Soapy159 I got you the first time, while you apparently didn't read what I said in my last post, in which I replied TO YOU.

Sony would have never asked people to rip their own games for the PS Classic, so the PS Classic (or any official system, if you prefer that word to 'legal' was always at a disadvantage compared to a MISTer. Hence the unfair comparison.

(also, almost nobody will rip their own games when they can download them easily, and also, in the US law at least, you are only allowed to play a copy of a game you owned if the original game doesn't work anymore, so technically, it's still illegal - but nobody cares)

@Soapy159 Of course but that's not our point. An official system would never make you do that. The PS Classic sucked but it had absolutely no means to offer what Superstation One does.

@-wc- Exactly. I also always find a little unfair to compare a legal solution (especially one that offers a limited set of licensed games) to something that is technically legal but, as long as the CD-ROM drive is not available, can only play pirated games.

Yeah, AI is basically the (new) excuse businesses were looking for to get rid of employees. Of course they didn't wait for AI to fire people, but it helps them a lot... And it's no coincidence it fits the current movement of far right governments (that love using AI slop) to cut public services and fire everyone, which leads to numerous disasters.

@KRZY "There is no ethical consumption under capitalism"
Well, exactly, capitalism is a dead end. Giving AI a pass just because there's a bigger evil won't fix anything, it actually makes things even worse.

@chucksneed How is it "doing good" for starters? How is a PC port needed? The OG ROM is already preserved online, and there are (many) other ways to play it than a PC port.

Anyway, I totally think it's right to criticize someone doing something good the wrong way, indeed. I could find many examples but I don't think it's allowed to talk politics.

@chucksneed Have you read the article? The port isn't accurate since it wasn't checked by a human. Also, AI is a huge waste of resources. So it really matters (unless you don't care about the world going to *****, obviously).

Rather than Indie Retro News, I would recommend subscribing directly to Saberman's YT channel since most of IRN's news come from it.

"This has ruined my perception of the Nintendo brand and will never be purchasing Nintendo products."
Something tells me that guy hasn't purchased any Nintendo product for a while, and is looking for an excuse.

I get the idea but I don't think Animal Crossing's neighborly relations are "endlessly deep", though. Sure, the game doesn't focus on exploration and combat like a traditional RPG, but what Miyamoto is describing still doesn't exist imho.

"they're built on the hard work of others, often without permission or remuneration. There's also the issue of developers overrelying on AI for coding and thereby losing essential skills."

For me, the biggest problem is the enormous use of energy.

It's also next week if my calculations are correct.

Funnily I would have been very familiar with SDI, under the name Global Defense though.

Also I wouldn't call that 'research' but whatever.

French Association MO5.COM has been saying it for maybe two decades. The yellowing is a chemical phenomenon at a molecular level and can't be reversed. If you want a bright white system, paint it.

btw there's a trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GclbG66LlrA

"game released in 2023" it was actually released in 2020!

Uh... It looks completely different to me.

@Alexcastle The US law allows you to make a backup of your game, indeed, but you can only use it if the original doesn't work anymore... On the contrary I think it's useful to remind readers these things are in very grey area in terms of legality. Of course most Time Extension readers are already aware of all that, but the vast majority of people has no clue about IP law.

@wizzgamer Because at the time, the game was only released in Western countries where people didn't care. Which means, actually, the problem would be solved by not releasing the game in Asia.

@KociolekDoSyta No:
"this issue will also impact the PS4, PS5, and Xbox versions, as the platform holders share similar requirements"

@The_Nintendo_Pedant Yes, I didn't express myself very well (I'm no native speaker and I was in a hurry). My point is System 3 is a bit dishonest to point the finger at Nintendo while it's a more general issue.

I know dumping on Nintendo is fun, but writing "the company is pointing the finger at Nintendo" then "this issue will also impact the PS4, PS5, and Xbox versions, as the platform holders share similar requirements" is a bit contradictory imho.

This developer created a lot of similar bold prototypes for the 2600, but the problem is he starts a new project almost every month and I'm not sure he finishes any...

I always wanted to play Supreme Warrior. I know it's not a good game, but the FMV sequences were created by real Honk Kong movie studio staff, and it shows imho.

@slider1983
1) He's jealous of the Analogue Pocket that was released before the Chromatic
2) Who cares that the M64 releases before the 3D if it's not as good?