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Part 11 of a C64 BASIC dungeon crawler tutorial adds five levels with escalating chalice requirements, persistent character stats, and a separation between INITPLAYER and BUILDLEVEL routines so progress survives map regeneration.
A Show HN project porting the NES classic Contra (1987) from assembly to C, then compiling it to WebAssembly so it runs directly in the browser with keyboard and on-screen controls.
A deep-dive write-up on decompiling Fast Food Tycoon 2, focusing on reconstructing how the game's world/map is rendered and structured.
VBoy Color is a new open-source Nintendo Virtual Boy emulator that reimagines the console's red-and-black graphics with a full color display, including built-in color packs for 15 games and stereoscopic VR/3D monitor support.
Atari 宣布将于 2027 年 2 月 1 日关闭 Atari VCS 软件商店，标志着这款历经十年坎坷的复古主机平台走向终结，后续将通过系统更新移除对 Atari 服务器的依赖并支持本地及自制游戏。
Aaron Ardiri 发布了 PalmOS 版《Lemmings》的源代码仓库 ardiri/palmos-lemmings，注明仅供教育用途，并附有屏幕截图。
Hardware enthusiast Throaty Mumbo demos GCVHS, an experimental gaming system that encodes executable game data and video streams onto real VHS tapes, getting classics like Doom and Super Mario Bros running via a DE1-SoC FPGA board and RP2350 microcontroller, revisiting the 1987 Action Max concept with genuinely interactive results.
Analogue announced the Super Nt Plus and Mega Sg Plus, updated FPGA-based SNES and Sega Genesis consoles featuring a reworked design, USB-C power, and built-in Bluetooth/2.4GHz wireless controller support, with preorders opening October 19th at $219.99.
一篇关于软件渲染的个人技术博文，作者阐述为何偏爱 DOS 时代游戏的软件渲染效果——锐利的纹理、颗粒感的色带，以及这才是游戏最初的构建方式——并讨论现代硬件如何让这些游戏在当年无法企及的高分辨率下运行。
研究者借助 Claude 与 GPU 大规模搜索，逆向还原了《超级马力欧 64》中城堡庭院星像底座 32×32 贴图的制作过程，破译出三十年未解之谜——原文并非传闻中的"L is real 2401"，而是 Palatino Bold Italic 字体的"Eternal Star / We hope so"。
Anbernic's upcoming RG DDS dual-screen handheld features a Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chip and 3DS-matched high-resolution displays, aiming to serve as a modern emulation replacement for the aging Nintendo 3DS. Pricing and full specs have not yet been revealed.
AI models are now able to decompile old video games into source code in days rather than years, enabling native ports, high-FPS enhancements, and modding support for abandoned titles like the original Flash Binding of Isaac. The trend raises both excitement for game preservation and concerns about AI's broader impact.
被索尼下架的恐怖游戏经典《P.T.》由独立开发者 Xavier 推出免费 PC 移植版，他承认使用 AI 工具进行调试排错，同时强调多年研究 Fox Engine 的人工投入。该移植对游戏保存者具有重要意义，有助于长期维护这款历史级游戏的公众可访问性。
PSPi 6 是一个开源硬件项目，提供自定义电路板替换 PSP 1000 主板，让玩家用 Raspberry Pi Zero、Zero 2W 或 CM4 驱动经典 PSP 外壳，支持复古游戏模拟器和完整 Linux 发行版，现已量产发售。
发布了2001年对任天堂程序员Giles Goddard的完整未删减访谈，揭秘《超级马力欧64》在N64平台上的幕后开发过程，包括团队规模、办公室文化以及马力欧面部表情技术的由来。
作者讲述了如何让老旧的 Macromedia Director 冒险游戏在现代硬件上运行，包括解析 CloneCD 镜像、绕过基于畸形目录条目的文件级复制保护等逆向工程过程。
The Retro Song Bird is a new media player device that plays music and sound effects from Game Boy cartridges through a built-in speaker, with stereo output, separate USB audio streams per sound channel, ROM backup, and WAV export. It's currently a prototype by a builder known as BJ, with potential crowdfunding plans.
Pat Kerr 帕特·克尔回顾了 1996 年为《侠盗猎车手》(GTA) 载具系统奠定基础的 2D 物理原型，并为其 30 周年用 JavaScript 重新制作了一个可交互的 "remastered" 版本。文章介绍了其核心的刚体动力学与简化轮胎模型的实现原理。
WIRED reviews the GamerCard, a credit-card-sized retro gaming handheld powered by Raspberry Pi, praising its vivid display but criticizing laggy controls, inconsistent emulation, and an identity crisis between casual users and tinkerers. The device, designed by Grant Sinclair, shows potential for programming and education but feels more prototype than retail-ready.
The Verge's roundup covers the boom in reverse-engineered games, from decomps and recomps that let classic titles like Zelda, Halo, and Lego Racers run on modern hardware, VR, and web browsers — including Half-Life: Alyx on Vision Pro — while touching on AI assistance and legal gray areas.