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Fri, Oct 96

Anbernic shows off new handheld with Snapdragon G2 Gen 2 chipset

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​ Anbernic has shown off the RG DDS, a new dual-screen Android handheld that looks suspiciously similar to a certain Nintendo handheld. It's being dubbed as their "flagship dual-screen handheld console" and is an evolution of last years RG DS and the RG DS Plus that arrived last month and ...*checks email* in breaking news has now been superseded by the RG DDS ++ model (kidding). Powering it is Qualcomm's Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, the same octa-core chipset used in the Retroid... Read more

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DSPico QuickReturn, a Pico Loader fork, lets you swap games easily

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​ GBAtemp member @VideoGameMore has released DSPico QuickReturn, a free and open-source community fork of LNH-team's Pico Loader that adds a return-to-menu hotkey. This means instead of having to reboot your DS every time you want to switch games, you simply hold L + R + Down + Select for about half a second and you're dropped back at the Pico menu and launch another game. Testing so far has been on a DS Lite with a DSPico, where returns worked with several... Read more

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Denuvo update blocks hypervisor bypass used to crack PC games

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​ Denuvo appears to have been updated and the hypervisor bypass that has been used to crack dozens of games no longer works if recent reports are to be believed. The reports state that Star Wars: Galactic Racer remains uncracked several days after launch, suggesting the game ships with the latest edition of the DRM software built to close the loophole that previously cracked Denuvo-secured games wide-open. Once again, this appears to be causing issues for legitimate... Read more

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Best Buy to do old school midnight launch for Ocarina of Time remake

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​ Best Buy is opening nearly all of its US stores at midnight on November 5th for the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2. You'll be able to pick up the game the moment it goes on sale amongst hoards of other night dwelling Nintendo fans if that sounds like something you can stomach. Stores will also have a limited number of the 40th Anniversary Edition Zelda consoles and controllers, but numbers will probably be low so you'll want to... Read more

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SwitchWakerHD and SwitchWaker bring TLOZ Wind Waker natively to Switch

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​ Two native Switch homebrew ports of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker have turned up, and GBAtemp member @forgotten-865 has gathered both into one thread. SwitchWakerHD brings the 2013 Wii U version to the console, while SwitchWaker does the same for the original 2002 GameCube release. The ports come from two developers, depende3000 and Pulpparty, who contribute to each other's projects. Neither port is emulation. SwitchWakerHD is a fork of ZeldaWWHDRecomp... Read more

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"Star Fox 64" unofficial port to the Dreamcast has been released

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​ Despite its age, the last SEGA main console to release back in the late 90s, the SEGA Dreamcast, is still seeing massive usage throughout fan community support in the form of homebrew and modding, and most recently, in the form of decompilation games being ported over to it. The Dreamcast has long been discontinued, being the very last mainstream console that SEGA released back in 1998, with SEGA announcing just a few years later that it will no longer be a hardware... Read more

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Thu, Oct 87

Pimax announces 2026 World Roadshow and starts shipping its Dream Air SE VR headset

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​ Pimax wants you to remember that VR is still a thing and is organising a global roadshow to let you try on its headsets. During its 2026 World Roadshow, the company is bringing its full lineup — Dream Air, Dream Air SE, Crystal Super QLED, Crystal Super Micro-OLED, and Crystal Light — to events around the globe, allowing gamers to experience next-generation PCVR in person, on proper sim rigs. Details of upcoming events are as follows: Bar Citizen, Basel — May 16... Read more

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ModRetro Chromatic - Transparent Impressions

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​ Hot on the heels of the M64, ModRetro is back with another product: the Chromatic - Transparent, which releases today. As its name suggests, it is a new variant of the excellent Chromatic, this time sporting a transparent shell. Indeed, this new Game Boy Color remake is pretty much the same as ModRetro’s first product, with the same FPGA-based architecture, button layout, custom 160x144 backlit display, cartridge compatibility and built-in menu with... Read more

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'Moves of the Diamond Hand - Chapter 3' gets new trailer

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Cosmo D’s next game, Moves of the Diamond Hand, is still in Early Access but it is progressing along its roadmap, with the next chapter releasing soon. In anticipation of the new content, a new trailer was aired for Chapter 3: ​ Features of Chapter 3 include: New location and narrative content: The third of five planned chapters takes place in the dilapidated Building 18; a residence of that holds unsettling secrets and opportunities that might prove... Read more

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Three Square Enix games join GOG's DRM-free catalogue

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​ Three Square Enix games join GOG's growing catalogue of DRM-free games. As of today, OCTOPATH TRAVELER, OCTOPATH TRAVELER II, and NEO: The World Ends With You are available on the digital storefront. There is a 70%, 60% and 70% launch discount, respectively, that ends on October 18th at 9:00 AM CEST.

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'KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III]' launches on PC and consoles

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Today, Square Enix launched KINGDOM HEARTS Collection [I~III] on Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, XBOX Series X|S and PC via Microsoft Store on Windows. This collection is a streamlined bundle that features KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC), available natively (non-cloud) on current-generation consoles. A trailer was aired fo the launch: ​ New and... Click to expand... Read more

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Ape Escape revival reportedly in development with Sonic Mania devs

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​ PlayStation's dormant Ape Escape franchise, last seen in 2011, is reportedly coming back and is said to be in the hands of Evening Star, the studio formed by developers behind Sonic Mania and Penny's Big Breakaway. The rumour comes from industry veteran Jeff Gerstmann with VGC also saying it has heard the same from their own sources. No official announcement or confirmation has been made yet. Jeff Gerstmann said: So yeah, some other folks have kind of said that they... Click to expand... Read more

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Sony sells off dozens of VR and AR patents to Meta

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​ Meta Reality Labs, the division behind the successful Quest lineup has apparently picked up a batch of patents from Sony covering VR and XR headsets. A transfer of 43 US patent properties took place between June and September 2026 covering virtual, augmented and mixed reality headset tech that Sony filed between 2010 and 2022. Neither Sony nor Meta has commented. But the PSVR2 has been widely regarded as forgotton by PlayStation and it seems quite clear that they are... Read more

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Wed, Oct 76

Super Mario Bros Wonder unconfirmed PC "port" hits 60fps

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​ YouTuber Belamante has supposedly shown Super Mario Bros. Wonder running natively on PC without emulation. According to Belamante, the port runs at roughly 60fps on a laptop with an RTX 3050, and uses static ahead-of-time recompilation rather than an emulator. The port is built from recompiled C++ code, paired with an "NVN-to-Vulkan translation layer" that integrates directly through the Nvidia driver alongside some "additional optimisations". Although... Read more

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Peer Pressure, a persistent Xbox 360 softmod exploit released

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​ Peer Pressure, a persistent softmod exploit for the Xbox 360 by developer Grimdoomer, has been publicly released as v1.0.477 on GitHub. The new softmod works by modifying the console's NAND image and HDD security sectors to trigger a series of DMA attacks during startup, exploiting a race condition when the security sectors are read off the hard drive, which results in the freedom to run unsigned code. GitHub README said: - Removes all code signing restrictions on... Click to expand... Read more

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KytyPS5 emulator now shows Marvel's Wolverine cutscenes and gameplay

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​ Insomniac Games' Marvel's Wolverine has gone from simply booting to showing cinematics and gameplay in KytyPS5, the experimental PS5 emulator for PC. Progress was shown off in a post on X but the game is still obviously running at single digit frame rates. Until now, KytyPS5 could boot the game and let you poke around its menus, but not you couldn't get much further than that. The latest build changes that, with both cutscenes and early gameplay running in... Read more

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Creature collector extraction RPG 'Amiko Legends' demo announced

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Developer Aurory has released a Steam demo for its upcoming creature collector extraction RPG Amiko Legends, which they are describing as "Pokémon meets ARC Raiders". For the occasion, a new trailer was aired: ​ Charm wild Amiko and fight by their side across an untamed world in this creature collector extraction RPG. Explore further or play it safe, but only what you extract is yours to keep. No two Amikos are alike! Each has its own personality... Click to expand... Read more

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Pimax announces mini PC, new wireless PCVR headsets and VR controllers

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​ During its annual Pimax Frontier event, VR headset manufacturer Pimax has revealed its upcoming line of hardware. Of course, this features a new headset, the Pimax Crystal Pro and the Pimax Ringless VR Controllers, but, interestingly, the company announced its first mini PC, the Pimax Station, in a move that mirrors Steam's recent Steam Frame and Steam Machine combo. ​ The Pimax Crystal Pro is a wireless PCVR headset that is priced at $1,399... Read more

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GameStop hikes refurbished PS5 Pro price to $1399.99, above MSRP

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​ Amidst the shortages, possibly fueled by the upcoming release of GTA VI, GameStop is reportedly raising the price of refurbished PS5 Pro consoles from $800 to $1399.99 USD, so now they cost more than a brand-new one at ticket price. Supposedly, a Redditor who works at the retailer leaked a memo telling employees that used consoles priced above new ones is intentional. Due to the ongoing chip shortages and with Tom's Hardware citing a 500% rise in RAM prices over the... Read more

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Tue, Oct 64

The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct recap, Ocarina of Time remake release date revealed

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​ After being announced last week, the first of two broadcasts is set to go live later today with a stark focus on The Legend of Zelda and its 40th anniversary celebrations. According to a tweet from the Japanese Nintendo account, we'll be seeing more details on the Ocarina of Time remake, alongside various bits of non-gaming media. This most likely hints at a bit more information on the upcoming movie, but could potentially be more. With me working through the... Read more

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New details from the upcoming 'Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft' revealed

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​ Two massive fantasy universes are colliding in an upcoming crossover project: World of Warcraft and Dungeons & Dragons. Ahead of this dedicated tabletop RPG sourcebook, Wizards of the Coast shared some new details of this crossover during a press briefing, including snippets from the product. The setting is, of course, Azeroth, and the book covers information from WoW’s expansions up to The War Within. While not offering a pre-written campaign, this crossover’s... Read more

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Prospero-win brings native Windows game support to homebrew PS5

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​ Developer mpereiraesaa has released the first public build of prospero-win, a homebrew app that can run Windows games directly on a homebrew enabled PS5. Using its own copy of Wine, no PC is required and the games run directly on the PS5. Version 0.1.0 is described as experimental, with a handful of games reportedly working quite well already. Games go through prospero-win's own x86 translator. Direct3D 8-11 games draw through DXVK and Vulkan and older OpenGL... Read more

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NDS Backup Tool FTPd

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NDS Backup Tool FTPd Update ​ Rudolph has updated his NDS Back-up Tool. It appears that this version may be FTP only. The English read me only states that not all is supported. Thanks to Normmatt via IRC for the news!​ Download... Read more

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Mon, Oct 55

MissionControl 0.16.0 adds FW 23.0.0/23.0.1 support + DualSense tweaks

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​ GBAtemp user @ndeadly has released MissionControl 0.16.0, which is a Switch homebrew sysmodule that lets you use popular controllers from other consoles natively on the Switch over Bluetooth. The new release offers full support for Switch firmware 23.0.0/23.0.1 and a new setting for the travel distance of DualSense adaptive triggers. Please note that the codebase has gone through a fair bit of refactoring and the author @ndeadly had this to say: Release Notes said: Note... Click to expand... Read more

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Majora's Mask 3D gets its own single-screen experience as a custom Azahar fork

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​ It wasn't too long ago we reported on a mod for Ocarina of Time 3D that enabled you to play the game entirely on a single screen. Having just launched yesterday, it turns out Majora's Mask 3D is getting similar treatment, though in the form of a custom Azahar fork. When launching the game through this fork, you'll have access to an entirely new HUD, a 16:9 aspect ratio, alongside the changes from Project Restoration, and a bunch more. You can find a full... Read more

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Minish Cap Switch port 'Alek's Ultimate NX Edition' hits v1.5.0

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​ The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Alek's Ultimate NX Edition is a homebrew Switch port by GBAtemp member @alexgg1014 The project has now reached the v1.5.0 milestone and is playable on real hardware from start to credits roll. A native port rather than an emulated; it's built on the zeldaret/tmc decompilation and the native-port work of Project Picori, HayatoG, samyost1 and EstebanPdN's 3DS port. If features a unique dual-screen setup option with... Read more

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Tantric brings Snes9x GX, FCE Ultra GX, VBA GX to Wii U via Aroma

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​ @Tantric , the developer behind the long-running GX emulators for Wii and GameCube, has released native Wii U ports of Snes9x GX, FCE Ultra GX and Visual Boy Advance GX. Rather than running in vWii, the three emulators now run as Wii U homebrew through Aroma. According to @Tantric, changes were required for libmocha, libdvm, libntfs and libsmb2 for this to work and much of the effort went into completely abstracting the console hardware interactions so... Read more

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The weekend is here, what are you playing?

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​ It's been something of a quiet week in the gaming space, with the deluge of big hitters trying to find their place before GTA 6 launches really kicking off next week. Even so we've had some good releases; Valheim got its 1.0 release, there's a new Legend of Heroes game, and Mewgenics found its way onto the Switch 2. Coming into the weekend now, what are you playing? Are you keeping yourself occupied with new games, or digging deep into the backlog? On my side of the... Read more

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Sat, Oct 38

'Frosthaven' gets new gameplay trailer ahead of 1.0 launch

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​ The digital game adaptation of the board game Frosthaven is launching in 1.0 soon, and a new trailer was aired that showcases its gameplay: ​ Gather your friends and begin your new adventure. Set in the depths of the Biting Sea, this tactical, turn-based and choice-oriented RPG challenges one or more players to play on their own or in co-op multiplayer. An ancient and immensely powerful artifact has begun sending visions of unrest... Click to expand... Read more

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Wind Waker static recompilation makes its way to PC

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​ Are you tired of waiting for Nintendo to release a definitive version of their GameCube classic on a console that's sold more than four units? Then step right up! A fork of BlueWake, a static recompilation previously targetting iOS, the creatively titled Wind Waker Recomp has just launched on Windows and Mac with a swath of new features. Those wanting to jump in can expect to play with smooth motion, wide-screen support, high resolution rendering, and support for HD... Read more

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'Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and 'Shadow of War' launch on Nintendo Switch 2

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​ Aspyr has launched Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition and Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch 2. The games are available individually or as part of the Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle on Nintendo Switch 2. If you are unfamiliar with those titles, they are both set in Tolkien's Middle-earth universe and take place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. In Shadow of Mordor, we are introduced to... Read more

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Take-Two forces end to homebrew GTA V Switch port project

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​ The in-progress Switch port of the 2013 Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto V has been forced to end progress after Take-Two Interactive has threatened legal action against its creator(s). The homebrew project which used the leaked source code of GTA V was still in early stages, but was making good progress; running natively on Switch. With performance at around 10–25 frames per second on standard hardware and up to 30 fps on overclocked units. The project's... Read more

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Full source code for GTAV has been leaked publicly

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​ Rockstar has been one of the primary targets for leaks this year, with early footage of GTAVI leaking out before even an announcement of the game was made, to the actual trailer for it leaking before its scheduled airing time. However, all that will seem like a slight pinch compared to what was leaked next. Some private groups have been making rounds online with what seemed to be the full source code, complete with models and assets, of GTAV, and while the source... Read more

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Relapse PS5 kernel exploit brings homebrew to firmware 7.00-13.60

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​ The PlayStation 5 scene has received a massive breakthrough with the public release of Relapse, a new exploit chain developed by Nathan Fargo in collaboration with Sonic ISO and other prominent scene developers. The exploit targets firmware versions 7.00 all the way up to 13.60 across original, Slim, and Pro console models. This release drastically improves loading times for newer firmwares (above 12.00), dropping wait times down to just a few seconds... Read more

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AI Recomping Controversy, PC Games on Switch and more (ft. Scarlet) - Tempcast #99

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​ If you expect a detailed discussion regarding the topics listed in the title you are going to be disappointed. This weeks episode is a vaguely threaded conversation about some of the prominent topics circulating in the past month or so, with some of our hosts forgetting that we don't record video and others showing off their absurd gaming collection, all neatly tied together by our special guest chief editor Scarlet... Read more

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Firmware 23.0.1 released for Switch and Switch 2, makes games sometimes boot faster

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​ Well that didn't take long. Right on the heels of the latest Atmosphere update, Nintendo fire back with a firmware update of their own. Bumping both the Switch and Switch 2 to firmware 23.0.1, we surprisingly see no additional system stability this time around. Instead, we get a boost to how fast games launch. Sometimes. You can find the full details below: Nintendo Switch Ver. 23.0.1 Fixed an issue from system version 23.0.0 where software occasionally took... Read more

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Fri, Oct 22

Pokemon recompilation project gen1recomp adds FireRed and LeafGreen to its list of supported games

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​ After adding support for Pokemon Crystal last month, the gen1recomp team are back again with the first third generation entries. Arriving amidst recent updates, both FireRed and LeafGreen are now playable through the lua-based application. At the time of writing, the game seems pretty ordinary, but if mods for the first and second generation are anything to go by, this could soon become the best way to play these games. As with the other games in this project, you are... Read more

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AstroCore brings Super Mario Galaxy to PC via full decompilation

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​ The 2007 Nintendo Wii classic Super Mario Galaxy has reportedly been 100% decompiled by the SMGCommunity under the project codename Petari, and now a standalone PC port titled Astrocore, has been announced by the Luma's Workshop community. Like other decompilation efforts, this project will allow for enhanced performance and graphics rendering and more by bypassing traditional emulation and using native code execution instead. The upcoming PC port titled... Read more

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