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If they’ve written their own code and need you to supply the assets from a ROM, have they not basically just written an emulator that runs only one game? Yes,
by Waterluvian 4y ago
If they’ve written their own code and need you to supply the assets from a ROM, have they not basically just written an emulator that runs only one game?
Yes, it’s not really “emulation,” but the UX is basically the same.
I also imagine emulating the game was never really a big problem. So this was more just for fun/passion?
- circuit10 4y agoIt makes mods way easier since you can modify the source instead of struggling with assembly patches
- Waterluvian 4y agoOh that would be kinda fun. I’d be amazed if Nintendo tolerates that. I’m thinking about how SMW romhacks basically inspired (but competed with) Mario Maker.
- geraldwhen 4y agoShip of Harkinian is the ocarina of time decompilation. It fixes so much of the base game issues and adds extra fun stuff like a randomizer.
- circuit10 4y agoThey’ve tolerated it so far with Super Mario 64 but they might not forever