Hacker News with Generative AI: Retro Gaming

Re-Volt is still alive (re-volt.io)
Re-Volt is an R/C car racing game from Acclaim, originally released in 1999. It features great gameplay, several game modes and realistic physics, coupled with bright and colorful visuals that still hold up to this day.

Gaming, Retro Gaming, Nostalgia

8 points by napolux 7 hours ago | 1 comments

Broke Studio releases NES game (on cartridge) (brokestudio.fr)
Take control of the Estique ship, capable of transforming into a mecha, to defeat the space pirates who have invaded Earth.

Gaming, Retro Gaming, New Releases

5 points by HellDunkel 1 day ago | 0 comments

Chip-8 Archive (johnearnest.github.io)
This page collects programs written for the Chip8 platform which have been placed under a Creative Commons Zero "No Rights Reserved" license.

Chip-8, Programming, Emulation, Open Source, Retro Gaming

61 points by volemo 6 days ago | 13 comments

Magic Secret of Nine (C64 demo) explained (linusakesson.net)
In this video and accompanying article I reveal how the seemingly impossible effect in Nine was pulled off.

Retro Gaming, Programming, C64, Computer Graphics, Video Games

15 points by yuchi 6 days ago | 1 comments

Famicom Expansion Audio (jsgroth.dev)
The Famicom allows cartridges to modify the console’s audio signal between the APU (audio processor) and the TV.

Retro Gaming, Hardware, Audio Engineering

8 points by vitplister 8 days ago | 0 comments

Localizing 'Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis' 30 years after release (apicko.cz)
To get in mood, official soundtrack is recommended to be played while reading.

Video Games, Localization, Retro Gaming, Indiana Jones, Music

13 points by elvis70 10 days ago | 0 comments

Exult: Recreating Ultima VII for modern operating systems (sourceforge.io)
As computers evolve, we risk losing classic games from the not-so-distant past. One of these, Ultima VII, a two part RPG from the early 1990's, still has a huge following, and many consider it to be one of the most immersive games ever produced. Exult is a project to recreate Ultima VII for modern operating systems, using the game's original plot, data, and graphics files.

Video Games, Retro Gaming, Open Source, Game Development, Emulation

151 points by nateb2022 12 days ago | 51 comments

RealDOOM: Doom Ported to 16-bit Real Mode (github.com/sqpat)
RealDOOM is an in progress port of the DOS version of DOOM (based on PCDOOMv2) to Real Mode to support 16-bit processors (namely the 8088 and 286). It is meant to be accurate to the original game and id software WADs first and foremost. So it should work with timedemos, and have the support for the same level of graphical detail as the original game.

Gaming, Retro Gaming, Software Development, DOS

46 points by klaussilveira 13 days ago | 6 comments

'There's no stress': gamers go offline in retro console revival (theguardian.com)
Nestled between an original Donkey Kong arcade machine, a mint condition OutRun racing simulation game and booths wired up with GameCubes and Nintendo 64s, the engineer Luke Malpass works away dismantling a broken Nintendo Wii.

Gaming, Nostalgia, Retro Gaming, Technology

11 points by herbertl 13 days ago | 2 comments

RT64: N64 graphics renderer in emulators and native ports (github.com/rt64)
RT64 is an N64 graphics renderer for playing games with enhancements in emulators and native ports.

Emulation, Video Games, Retro Gaming, Graphics, Programming

123 points by klaussilveira 15 days ago | 51 comments

Tetris in PostScript (github.com/nst)
A Tetris implementation in PostScript

Programming, Retro Gaming, Graphics

72 points by beefburger 16 days ago | 17 comments

NES86 – IBM PC Emulator for the NES (github.com/decrazyo)
NES86 is an IBM PC emulator for the NES.

Emulation, Retro Gaming, Nintendo, Software, Programming

129 points by Tiberium 17 days ago | 27 comments

Hybrid e-reader game console design puts a delightful twist on a retro format (creativebloq.com)

Gaming, Design, Retro Gaming, Technology, Hardware

5 points by FiddlerClamp 17 days ago | 2 comments

Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf] (jmac.org)

Gaming, Retro Gaming, Documents, Puzzle Games

195 points by krykp 18 days ago | 37 comments

The 20 year old PSP can now connect to WPA2 WiFi Networks (wololo.net)
Acid_Snake and the ARK Development team have released a significant update to the ARK custom Firmware for the Sony PSP. Custom Firmware now allows the Playstation Portable to connect to WPA2 encrypted Wifi networks. This is thanks to the recently released wpa2psp plugin, created by developer Moment and published on the PSP Homebrew discord.

Gaming, Hardware, Software, Security, Retro Gaming

450 points by zdw 20 days ago | 123 comments

Little Sisyphus A physics-based platformer for the NES (pubby.games)
A physics-based platformer about rolling a ball to the top of a mountain, on the NES! You're going to fall, and fall, and fall some more, but it will all be worth it at the top. Just don't forget to collect 80 souls on the way up!

Gaming, NES, Platformers, Retro Gaming

126 points by colinprince 20 days ago | 7 comments

Genesis and Sega CD – Audio Filtering (jsgroth.dev)
This is a followup to the previous post on the Sega CD’s PCM sound chip. This post will start by going into more detail on why this chip’s audio output sounds pretty crummy by default, followed by one of two possible solutions that I know of to that problem.

Sega CD, Audio Engineering, Retro Gaming, Hardware

28 points by zdw 21 days ago | 5 comments

Show HN: Game Bub – open-source FPGA retro emulation handheld (lipsitz.net)
I’m excited to announce the project I’ve been working on for the last year and a half: Game Bub, an open-source FPGA based retro emulation handheld, with support for Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance games.

Open Source, Retro Gaming, Hardware, FPGA

274 points by elipsitz 22 days ago | 62 comments

Mac OS on an unmodified Wii (2022) (hackaday.com)
We’re used to the so-called “Hackintoshes”, non-Apple hardware running MacOS. One we featured recently was even built into the case of a Nintendo Wii. But [Dandu] has gone one better than that, by running MacOS on an unmodified Wii, original Nintendo hardware (French, Google Translate link).

Hacking, Retro Gaming, Mac OS, Nintendo Wii

21 points by notpushkin 24 days ago | 3 comments

NESFab – A new programming language for creating NES games (pubby.games)
NESFab is a new programming language for creating NES games.

Gaming, Programming Languages, Retro Gaming

219 points by redbell 25 days ago | 23 comments

The Commodore Penny Farthing Adventures (amigalove.com)
As seems to be my way, I’ve just gone down one of the longest-running multi-year rabbit holes I can remember and I somehow made it back to the surface.

Retro Gaming, Commodore, Personal Computers, Gaming History

44 points by erickhill 25 days ago | 6 comments

Atari 2600+ vs. Atari 7800+ – Which Should You Get? (goto10retro.com)
Looking to start your Atari retro gaming journey? One of the best ways to do so is with the new Atari “Plus” systems. These systems let you use original 2600 and 7800 cartridges and easily connect to modern televisions.

Retro Gaming, Atari, Video Games, Hardware, Comparison

38 points by rbanffy 29 days ago | 74 comments

This 1970s tank simulator drives through a tiny world (youtube.com)

Video Games, Simulation, Retro Gaming, 1970s

19 points by n1b0m 29 days ago | 4 comments

It's unlikely that there will be any further releases of mt32-pi (github.com/dwhinham)
A work-in-progress baremetal MIDI synthesizer for the Raspberry Pi 3 or above, based on Munt, FluidSynth and Circle. Turn your Raspberry Pi into a dedicated emulation of the famous multi-timbre sound module used by countless classic MS-DOS, PC-98 and Sharp X68000 games!

Retro Gaming, Raspberry Pi, Emulation, MIDI Synthesizer, Software

186 points by nickt 29 days ago | 82 comments

Nine – seemingly impossible C64 demo (linusakesson.net)

Retro Gaming, C64, Demoparty

252 points by appleorchard46 30 days ago | 62 comments

Doom Running on Apple's Lightning to HDMI Adapter (macrumors.com)
Installing Doom on a range of unusual hardware devices has become a fun challenge for programmers, and we've seen the game running on everything from the Apple Watch to the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. Over the weekend, another Doom demo was uploaded to YouTube, this time showing the game running on Apple's $50 Lightning to HDMI Adapter.

Gaming, Retro Gaming, Apple, Hardware

16 points by antipaul 30 days ago | 1 comments

The PS2’s backwards compatibility from the engineer who built it (2020) (medium.com)
As the PlayStation 2 turns 20 in Japan on March 4, followed by Europe and North America later in the year, game outlets of all stripes will undoubtedly be trotting out lists and retrospectives commemorating one of the most culturally significant and successful consoles to ever be produced.

Gaming, Retro Gaming, PlayStation, Hardware, History

279 points by msephton 31 days ago | 101 comments

Rocknix: Immutable Linux distrib for handheld retro gaming devices (rocknix.org)
Just Enough Linux Operating System (ROCKNIX) is an immutable Linux distribution for handheld gaming devices focused on retro gaming emulation.

Retro Gaming, Linux, Operating Systems, Handheld Devices

6 points by homarp 32 days ago | 0 comments

After 44 Years, Someone Beat the Donkey Kong Kill Screen [video] (youtube.com)

Video Games, Gaming History, Retro Gaming, Donkey Kong

33 points by Willson50 34 days ago | 1 comments

Super Mario World Reimagined in 3D (youtube.com)

Video Games, 3D, Retro Gaming

16 points by codetrotter 34 days ago | 3 comments