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The team behind those great N64 Zelda ports just released Paper Mario on PC (androidauthority.com)

2026-09-17 | get 8BitDo N64 Bluetooth Controller → | tags: paper mario, nintendo 64, n64 emulation

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On Binary Translation and Its Consequences (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-10 | by Chester Lam | get Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot PC Snapdragon X Elite → | tags: binary translation, prism, windows 11

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The Invention of the MMO (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-09 | by Virginia Postrel | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: commodore 64, mmo, jack tramiel

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Google Mapped a Fruit Fly’s Brain. Now It’s Playing Doom and Super Mario 64 (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-08 | get Levenhuk Rainbow 2L microscope → | tags: google, fruit fly, doom

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The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake arrives on Switch 2 November 5 (techspot.com)

2026-09-08 | by Shawn Knight | get Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller → | tags: the legend of zelda, ocarina of time, nintendo switch 2

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Google maps entire brain and central nervous system of adult male fruit fly, software engineers immediately make it run Doom — AI-powered 3D model of over 166,000 neurons can also play Super Mario 64 (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Mark Tyson | tags: google research, fruit fly connectome, doom

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A bizarre Commodore 64 peripheral, a mime, and some pretty bad ads (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-05 | get THEC64 Mini console → | tags: commodore 64, mimic systems, spartan

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Usbsid-Pico: Bridging Real Commodore 64 Sound to Modern USB (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-03 | get Raspberry Pi Pico 2 board → | tags: commodore 64, sid chip, raspberry pi pico

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Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-02 | by Dave Farquhar | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: commodore 64, kentron, consumer electronics show

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How to run Mario Kart 64 with native Metal rendering, high frame rate, and HD textures on iPhone [Video] (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-31 | by Jeff Benjamin | get 8BitDo SN30 Pro Bluetooth controller iPhone → | tags: mario kart 64, metal rendering, spaghettipad

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Donkey Kong 64 finally gets a fully native PC port written in C — DK64 ReKONGpiled brings ultrawide support, uncapped framerates, and zero AI code (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-30 | by Hassam Nasir | get 8BitDo Ultimate 2C wireless controller PC → | tags: donkey kong 64, n64 recompiled, open-source framework

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Indirect Calling of Nested Functions on GCC Without Executable Stack (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-29 | get Computer Systems A Programmer's Perspective → | tags: gcc, nested functions, trampoline

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Decompiling a Nintendo 64 game in 84 days (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-27 | get Retro-Bit Tribute64 N64 controller → | tags: nintendo 64, snowboarding games, decompilation

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Decompiling a Nintendo 64 Game in 84 Days (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-27 | get Retro-Bit Tribute64 N64 controller → | tags: nintendo 64, snowboarding, speedrunning

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Cyberpunk 2077 meets the Commodore 64 in this gloriously retro crossover (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-26 | get Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition PS5 → | tags: cyberpunk 2077, commodore 64, fpga

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They Really Didn’t Have to Go This Hard for the Cyberpunk 2077 Edition of the Commodore 64 (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-26 | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: cyberpunk 2077, commodore 64, nostalgia

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Check out this cool Cyberpunk 2077-edition Commodore 64 (engadget.com)

2026-08-25 | by Daniel Cooper | get THEC64 Mini retro console → | tags: commodore 64, cyberpunk 2077, cd projekt red

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Super Smash Bros. is ready for its unofficial Android port (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-25 | get 8BitDo SN30 Pro Bluetooth controller Android → | tags: super smash bros, nintendo 64, decompilation

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Happy 35th anniversary to the Super Nintendo, one of gaming's greatest consoles (techspot.com)

2026-08-24 | by Shawn Knight | get 8BitDo SN30 Pro Bluetooth controller → | tags: super nintendo, nintendo 64, sega genesis

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Does Analogue 3D really make retro games 4K? Here's what you should know (engadget.com)

2026-08-23 | by Thomas Godwin | get 8BitDo 64 wireless controller Nintendo 64 style → | tags: analogue 3d, nintendo 64, 4k hdmi

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The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-21 | by Remap Staff | tags: sid meier's pirates, microprose, bill stealey

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Autolith: A programming agent with a live runtime (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-20 | tags: autolith, linux x86-64, sbcl

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How do functions like alloca allocate memory from the stack? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Raymond Chen | tags: alloca, _chkstk, x86-64

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GoldenEye 007 for N64 has been '100% decompiled' — success of half-decade project opens up possibilities for complex mods and ports (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Mark Tyson | tags: goldeneye 007, nintendo 64, rare

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AGI-64 Brings Sierra Adventures to the Commodore 64 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | tags: agi-64, commodore 64, sierra adventures

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Riffs on GoldenEye 007, Star Fox and Kingdom Hearts, and other new indie games worth checking out (engadget.com)

2026-08-15 | by Kris Holt | tags: goldeneye 007, star fox, rare

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From rubber boots to Copa: When MicroProse Soccer revolutionized football (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-10 | by Lasse Sørnes | tags: microprose, soccer, amiga

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Dust off those Nintendo 64 cartridges: M64 brings classic games back to your TV (techspot.com)

2026-07-30 | by Shawn Knight | tags: nintendo 64, modretro, m64

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Steel Bank Common Lisp version 2.6.7 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: sbcl, slime, arm64

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Libsm64: Mario 64 as a library for use in external game engines (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: super mario 64, libsm64, sm64 decompilation