Dev Credit: bomabomaboma (goldislead on GitHub)
As of Oct 6th release of Xenia Canary, Unreal Engine 3 games that use MSAA no longer have to rely on game-specific patches to correct the black shading/tiling rendering issue, read the PR details here.
The list of affected games include:
Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City, Mirror's Edge and more.
Check the list of Unreal Engine games on the Canary game-compatibility repo.
Most games that suffer from the black tiling issue will need settings changed to properly render graphics after this improvement on the emulator: window_offset_in_edram = false and xenos_sample_positions = true need to be set in the config file. Check each game's compatibility page for specific instructions.
Games that don't suffer from the black tiling issue should not use the settings mentioned above.
Example of the improvement (MoH Airborne):
Dev Credit: bomabomaboma (goldislead on GitHub)
As of Oct 6th release of Xenia Canary, Unreal Engine 3 games that use MSAA no longer have to rely on game-specific patches to correct the black shading/tiling rendering issue, read the PR details here.
The list of affected games include:
Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Batman Arkham City, Mirror's Edge and more.
Check the list of Unreal Engine games on the Canary game-compatibility repo.
Most games that suffer from the black tiling issue will need settings changed to properly render graphics after this improvement on the emulator: window_offset_in_edram = false and xenos_sample_positions = true need to be set in the config file. Check each game's compatibility page for specific instructions.
Games that don't suffer from the black tiling issue should not use the settings mentioned above.
Example of the improvement (MoH Airborne):
![\"CHD](\"https://preview.redd.it/gqa96pmrowxh1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=1b0206b2be75ec9843906de997b3528706ab9259\" "\\"CHD") | CHD Manager is a free, open source (Windows) GUI for MAME\u2019s chdman. Some features include: Batch conversion, compress, decompress, convert, auto CD/DVD detection, automatic multi-track .bin handling, Portable, self updates (optional), includes chdman 0.289 (can be updated within the app), handles most formats (.chd, bin/cue, .gdi, .iso, .toc, .cdi, .pbp) For more details, check out the github here: [link] [comments] |
| | CHD Manager is a free, open source (Windows) GUI for MAME\u2019s chdman. Some features include: Batch conversion, compress, decompress, convert, auto CD/DVD detection, automatic multi-track .bin handling, Portable, self updates (optional), includes chdman 0.289 (can be updated within the app), handles most formats (.chd, bin/cue, .gdi, .iso, .toc, .cdi, .pbp) For more details, check out the github here: [link] [comments] |
![\"Uh-oh...](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/7fcBHWqvm2Ip8BZAKKXTtIrZyAniXBMUUKTuYgRnnEc.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=2ca32d45e7dd9fddc378042fceb35c5a4238e32e\" "\\"Uh-oh...") | submitted by /u/brandonsalt92 [link] [comments] |
| | submitted by /u/brandonsalt92 [link] [comments] |
Before asking for help:
If you feel your question warrants a self-post or may not be answered in the weekly thread, try posting it at r/EmulationOnPC. For problems with emulation on Android platforms, try posting to r/EmulationOnAndroid.
If you'd like live help, why not try the /r/Emulation Discord? Join the #tech-support
channel and ask- if you're lucky, someone'll be able to help you out.
Before asking for help:
If you feel your question warrants a self-post or may not be answered in the weekly thread, try posting it at r/EmulationOnPC. For problems with emulation on Android platforms, try posting to r/EmulationOnAndroid.
If you'd like live help, why not try the /r/Emulation Discord? Join the #tech-support
channel and ask- if you're lucky, someone'll be able to help you out.
![\"PS4](\"https://preview.redd.it/2sitldy59pxh1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=a7bff68ad6440b7d686fc34ed5bad696451c85d8\" "\\"PS4") | Translates GCN instructions into AGC and reuse SharpEmu's existing PS5 pipeline, inspired by the PS5's own backward compatibility. One emulator for both systems.
[link] [comments] |
| | Translates GCN instructions into AGC and reuse SharpEmu's existing PS5 pipeline, inspired by the PS5's own backward compatibility. One emulator for both systems.
[link] [comments] |
![\"RetroBrowser+](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/wwaPm6NrOJKwPNIMLKe0xc-1Y0Av48Nek2e2DR1Ur-c.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=555e219189e18e51da4f96790b3298eed47dde1b\" "\\"RetroBrowser+") | https://rbp.retro-spare.fr/2026/10/23/retrobrowser-1-8-0-update-capcom-arcade/ Capcom arcade emulation (CPS-1,2,3) arrives with FBNeo (WASM core), new Neon Pop theme, and import and export of your game saves. Several improvements to the extension\u2019s overall stability (reliability of automatic artwork downloads in the game library) Why an extension instead of a native frontend? To provide a very accessible, relatively plug-and-play solution. A browser remains less powerful than a native frontend using cores compiled directly for the computer. [link] [comments] |
| | https://rbp.retro-spare.fr/2026/10/23/retrobrowser-1-8-0-update-capcom-arcade/ Capcom arcade emulation (CPS-1,2,3) arrives with FBNeo (WASM core), new Neon Pop theme, and import and export of your game saves. Several improvements to the extension\u2019s overall stability (reliability of automatic artwork downloads in the game library) Why an extension instead of a native frontend? To provide a very accessible, relatively plug-and-play solution. A browser remains less powerful than a native frontend using cores compiled directly for the computer. [link] [comments] |
![\"Hollycast](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/tgCT2z5gyC_keaXsn8nyaE1PzkC2YuxunLyN29ofocE.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5d334d0f26885425c53619ea4b040d982c0449ea\" "\\"Hollycast") | It's now easier than ever to emulate Dreamcast + VMU together.
DreamPotato has reached 1.0 (stable) VMU emulator. Hollycast tracks the Flycast core while providing a home for features and experiments that fall outside the upstream scope. The main reasons for this fork are to: Unlock functionality: We integrate community-requested features and experimental changes that Flycast chooses not to merge. Developer freedom: We provide a stable sandbox for passion features and modernizations that keep the emulator evolving. [link] [comments] |
| | It's now easier than ever to emulate Dreamcast + VMU together.
DreamPotato has reached 1.0 (stable) VMU emulator. Hollycast tracks the Flycast core while providing a home for features and experiments that fall outside the upstream scope. The main reasons for this fork are to: Unlock functionality: We integrate community-requested features and experimental changes that Flycast chooses not to merge. Developer freedom: We provide a stable sandbox for passion features and modernizations that keep the emulator evolving. [link] [comments] |
Would you find this useful?
Would you find this useful?
![\"Xemu](\"https://preview.redd.it/ym140lng8nxh1.png?width=140&height=79&auto=webp&s=a92df6bc6f2ec2db35375777c7d2d9c89ebb3545\" "\\"Xemu") | Xemu Modern GUI: an experimental Xemu fork -Vibe CodedI know it might not be popular but I hope maybe this helps any new users looking into OG Xbox emulation. If this isnt for you I understand but maybe you can find something useful with it or maybe it makes things just a bit easier for you with your collections, setting up Insignia, output devices, audio control per game ect. The GUI is baked in but can be collapsed when needed to reach the original Xbox Dashboard. The video may not really be the best demonstration of it but if youre curious Id say try it out and mess around with the settings. If you have troubled games then check out the performance capture tool/ can be used with voice commands or Shift+F9. I am not part of the Xemu team but I have spoke with Matt regarding this unofficial fork and its fine as long as Im clear on everything. Anyways no need to write a book but hope it helps those who use it and if you have issues, report to my github and not the Xemu team. https://github.com/Prodigy488/xemu-modern-gui A console-style dashboard
Your game library
Online play with Insignia
Performance tools and stability
Sound and controllers
Patches
Picture quality
[link] [comments] |
| | Xemu Modern GUI: an experimental Xemu fork -Vibe CodedI know it might not be popular but I hope maybe this helps any new users looking into OG Xbox emulation. If this isnt for you I understand but maybe you can find something useful with it or maybe it makes things just a bit easier for you with your collections, setting up Insignia, output devices, audio control per game ect. The GUI is baked in but can be collapsed when needed to reach the original Xbox Dashboard. The video may not really be the best demonstration of it but if youre curious Id say try it out and mess around with the settings. If you have troubled games then check out the performance capture tool/ can be used with voice commands or Shift+F9. I am not part of the Xemu team but I have spoke with Matt regarding this unofficial fork and its fine as long as Im clear on everything. Anyways no need to write a book but hope it helps those who use it and if you have issues, report to my github and not the Xemu team. https://github.com/Prodigy488/xemu-modern-gui A console-style dashboard
Your game library
Online play with Insignia
Performance tools and stability
Sound and controllers
Patches
Picture quality
[link] [comments] |
DQ9's DQVC shop has been offline since Nintendo shut down Wi-Fi Connection in 2014, and its multiplayer only links consoles side by side. I wrote step-by-step guides to get both working on PC with melonDS:
- DQVC at home: a small script that serves the shop offline, with the 2014 items: https://dq9encyclopedia.com/en/guide/dqvc-at-home-offline
- Local multiplayer with two melonDS consoles on one PC: https://dq9encyclopedia.com/en/guide/local-multiplayer-with-melonds
- Getting the game running from your own cartridge: https://dq9encyclopedia.com/en/guide/playing-on-pc-the-rom-and-melonds
They're part of a free DQ9 encyclopedia decoded from the game's code. Feedback welcome, especially if something doesn't work on your setup!
DQ9's DQVC shop has been offline since Nintendo shut down Wi-Fi Connection in 2014, and its multiplayer only links consoles side by side. I wrote step-by-step guides to get both working on PC with melonDS:
- DQVC at home: a small script that serves the shop offline, with the 2014 items: https://dq9encyclopedia.com/en/guide/dqvc-at-home-offline
- Local multiplayer with two melonDS consoles on one PC: https://dq9encyclopedia.com/en/guide/local-multiplayer-with-melonds
- Getting the game running from your own cartridge: https://dq9encyclopedia.com/en/guide/playing-on-pc-the-rom-and-melonds
They're part of a free DQ9 encyclopedia decoded from the game's code. Feedback welcome, especially if something doesn't work on your setup!
![\"OpenCDI](\"https://preview.redd.it/9exq33tqukxh1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=8fdae681ae0a4483e13356f43d32738f88c9d69f\" "\\"OpenCDI") | Very good improvements in compatibility, more games are working and better than before. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. You can dowload it here: https://github.com/sigsantilio/opencdi/releases/tag/v0.1.8 [link] [comments] |
| | Very good improvements in compatibility, more games are working and better than before. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. You can dowload it here: https://github.com/sigsantilio/opencdi/releases/tag/v0.1.8 [link] [comments] |
![\"LSX4:](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/AX9C8TsPU920LaeAb5T457dG5yqsLPlQiiA8deNcAKQ.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b81ac06c1b58184eee57f71e0c15899599fbc4a4\" "\\"LSX4:") | Hi everyone. I\u2019m developing LSX4, a PS4 emulator for Android and iOS, with early PS5 emulation work underway. Development is active on both platforms. The first games booted on Android and iOS in February. In my testing, the Android build has 100+ playable games and the iOS build has 50+ playable games. The current compatibility list is in the project README. The video above is a 15-minute gameplay showcase with Android and iOS segments alternating throughout. It focuses on gameplay rather than title screens. The full demonstrations and project links:
Public builds are available to anyone. The source code for the published builds is fully available and open to contributions. The iOS JIT source branch is being prepared for publication and should be available soon. Even with a complete No-JIT implementation, I do not expect PS4/PS5 to be classified as retro platforms for App Store purposes, so iOS distribution there remains uncertain. For PS5, three games currently run, with some AAA titles reaching in-game. Feedback on compatibility and performance is welcome. [link] [comments] |
| | Hi everyone. I\u2019m developing LSX4, a PS4 emulator for Android and iOS, with early PS5 emulation work underway. Development is active on both platforms. The first games booted on Android and iOS in February. In my testing, the Android build has 100+ playable games and the iOS build has 50+ playable games. The current compatibility list is in the project README. The video above is a 15-minute gameplay showcase with Android and iOS segments alternating throughout. It focuses on gameplay rather than title screens. The full demonstrations and project links:
Public builds are available to anyone. The source code for the published builds is fully available and open to contributions. The iOS JIT source branch is being prepared for publication and should be available soon. Even with a complete No-JIT implementation, I do not expect PS4/PS5 to be classified as retro platforms for App Store purposes, so iOS distribution there remains uncertain. For PS5, three games currently run, with some AAA titles reaching in-game. Feedback on compatibility and performance is welcome. [link] [comments] |
![\"BIG](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/4HmL5t3qmjclUWlW2dLM3wOL3WdLTpfQC8DjQMc7OCU.jpeg?width=320&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=d5c42caf51ecdfe92dc21f32ddb6aacddd1c9223\" "\\"BIG") | submitted by /u/AlonBo [link] [comments] |
| | submitted by /u/AlonBo [link] [comments] |
![\"I](\"https://preview.redd.it/qkzs11jkt8xh1.jpeg?width=140&height=57&auto=webp&s=a486af71193d96f2d9de88bef30a0f165be93e7a\" "\\"I") | First pic is the same Atari 2600 frame, what the emulator draws vs the same frame on Duimon's 70s HMV telly at 4K. I've spent the last few weeks getting my LaunchBox looking right on the big TV, every system on a telly or monitor from its own era, arcade games in proper cabinets, all the art filled in... took me days by hand so I turned it into a free wizard anyone can run. You point it at your own folders and it builds the library, grabs Mega Bezel and Duimon's TV packs from their own pages, then shows one of your own games on every TV so you pick the look from a picture. It fills covers, screenshots, 3D boxes and playlists from free sources, sets up MAME's cabinet art if you've got Lights Out or the Bezel Project, and there's a light mode for laptops. Your favourites go top of the playlists too, cos Mr. Do! deserves better than its rating. No games or BIOS included, bring your own. GitHub: https://github.com/shu2600/shus-launchbox-4k-crt-build Forum thread with more screenshots: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/94547-shus-launchbox-4k-crt-build-a-setup-wizard-that-puts-every-system-on-its-own-old-tv/ Got a Steam Deck version too, post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1xdh2og/i_made_a_free_tool_that_sends_your_launchbox/ How it's made: I built it with Anima, my own AI setup, a hive mind of AI agents sharing one brain I've been building for months, plus a council of other AIs (ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek) that pick holes in the work. ChatGPT's review is where the last round of fixes came from. Full write-up's in the README. And for anyone about to type "slop"... I'm an old school web developer and coder and I love AI. The people crying about it now are the same people who were moaning about automation, robotics and computers 40 years ago, you either keep up or you get left behind. Throwing the word slop around is a cop out, unless it's used in the right context it just lets some people off. Still early days, so what breaks on your setup? [link] [comments] |
| | First pic is the same Atari 2600 frame, what the emulator draws vs the same frame on Duimon's 70s HMV telly at 4K. I've spent the last few weeks getting my LaunchBox looking right on the big TV, every system on a telly or monitor from its own era, arcade games in proper cabinets, all the art filled in... took me days by hand so I turned it into a free wizard anyone can run. You point it at your own folders and it builds the library, grabs Mega Bezel and Duimon's TV packs from their own pages, then shows one of your own games on every TV so you pick the look from a picture. It fills covers, screenshots, 3D boxes and playlists from free sources, sets up MAME's cabinet art if you've got Lights Out or the Bezel Project, and there's a light mode for laptops. Your favourites go top of the playlists too, cos Mr. Do! deserves better than its rating. No games or BIOS included, bring your own. GitHub: https://github.com/shu2600/shus-launchbox-4k-crt-build Forum thread with more screenshots: https://forums.launchbox-app.com/topic/94547-shus-launchbox-4k-crt-build-a-setup-wizard-that-puts-every-system-on-its-own-old-tv/ Got a Steam Deck version too, post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1xdh2og/i_made_a_free_tool_that_sends_your_launchbox/ How it's made: I built it with Anima, my own AI setup, a hive mind of AI agents sharing one brain I've been building for months, plus a council of other AIs (ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek) that pick holes in the work. ChatGPT's review is where the last round of fixes came from. Full write-up's in the README. And for anyone about to type "slop"... I'm an old school web developer and coder and I love AI. The people crying about it now are the same people who were moaning about automation, robotics and computers 40 years ago, you either keep up or you get left behind. Throwing the word slop around is a cop out, unless it's used in the right context it just lets some people off. Still early days, so what breaks on your setup? [link] [comments] |
![\"Kirikae:](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/9WCFKrvStETh9Dm7J_QodTsYDvnPv8RXIGhfD-oM3wA.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=4897bc9e164d8186006ff4202b5108bb81391d90\" "\\"Kirikae:") | submitted by /u/Low_Designer_6385 [link] [comments] |
| | submitted by /u/Low_Designer_6385 [link] [comments] |
![\"OpenEmux](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/8xjMvP3ssFvp-lWBkAWT9exQz7VIyl5BagUzOq7Fcqk.png?width=140&height=70&auto=webp&s=825f152e478c5c1ce3555d51f630b50b9c5abec4\" "\\"OpenEmux") | submitted by /u/Administrative_Deer4 [link] [comments] |
| | submitted by /u/Administrative_Deer4 [link] [comments] |
I'm a solo dev. I've been building five emulator cores in Swift (Game Boy/Color, GBA, DS and 3DS) for an iPhone and iPad app called Emura. App Store apps can't JIT, so on iPhone every core is an interpreter, including the 3DS one. I built them from public hardware documentation (GBATEK, 3dbrew, Pan Docs) and test ROMs, plus open-source boot ROM/BIOS replacements and a few small MIT/MPL parts, all credited in the app.
AI, up front. I work with AI tools for research, code and bug fixing, hence the flair. I decide what goes in and play every build on my own iPhone. Because AI code can look right and still be wrong, nothing counts until the test suites and frame-by-frame comparisons agree.
The shape
Making a 3DS interpreter fast enough
Result on an iPhone Air (the only phone I've measured), uncapped, one run on a warm phone: 15 scenes from 11 3DS games, median 135 fps, slowest scene 71 fps. So full speed in every scene I measured, not a promise for every game.
Testing
Open question: the audio clock sets the pace. When a frame runs slow (a hot phone, an older iPhone), the sound queue runs dry and you hear crackle. I'm weighing time-stretching against letting the pitch drop. How do others handle audio pacing under throttling?
There's a free public beta on TestFlight if you want to poke at it: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mXYgEbAz (no games included).
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo.
I'm a solo dev. I've been building five emulator cores in Swift (Game Boy/Color, GBA, DS and 3DS) for an iPhone and iPad app called Emura. App Store apps can't JIT, so on iPhone every core is an interpreter, including the 3DS one. I built them from public hardware documentation (GBATEK, 3dbrew, Pan Docs) and test ROMs, plus open-source boot ROM/BIOS replacements and a few small MIT/MPL parts, all credited in the app.
AI, up front. I work with AI tools for research, code and bug fixing, hence the flair. I decide what goes in and play every build on my own iPhone. Because AI code can look right and still be wrong, nothing counts until the test suites and frame-by-frame comparisons agree.
The shape
Making a 3DS interpreter fast enough
Result on an iPhone Air (the only phone I've measured), uncapped, one run on a warm phone: 15 scenes from 11 3DS games, median 135 fps, slowest scene 71 fps. So full speed in every scene I measured, not a promise for every game.
Testing
Open question: the audio clock sets the pace. When a frame runs slow (a hot phone, an older iPhone), the sound queue runs dry and you hear crackle. I'm weighing time-stretching against letting the pitch drop. How do others handle audio pacing under throttling?
There's a free public beta on TestFlight if you want to poke at it: https://testflight.apple.com/join/mXYgEbAz (no games included).
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Nintendo.
![\"Borne:](\"https://external-preview.redd.it/bl56-lyH1OY0j09X0h0OkXAmvwMgoZXf2mSPOJvPjPA.jpeg?width=140&height=73&auto=webp&s=b85127c28458a67b53405410643c210e73514776\" "\\"Borne:") | I'm the developer. Borne is a front end, not an emulator: MAME 0.289 does the emulation, Borne is the Mac interface around it. MAMEUI never existed on the Mac, so I built one in the same spirit. What it does: - MAMEUI-style folders: available, favorites, parents and clones, working, vertical, by manufacturer, year, driver or CPU. 43,000 machines, sorted and searched without the window freezing. - A per-game check built on MAME's own -listxml and -verifyroms: it says which set is missing (parent, BIOS, device, samples) or comes from another MAME version, and how to fix it. - Your ROM drive is only read: cfg, nvram, hiscores and snapshots go to your user folder. "Install on this Mac" copies a game with its parent, BIOS and devices so it runs without the external drive. - Keyboard defaults that avoid macOS shortcuts (Ctrl+arrows belongs to Mission Control), with a key reminder when a game starts. - It also launches the id Software and Build classics through bundled source ports (UZDoom, vkQuake, Yamagi Quake II, Quake3e, dhewm3, Raze). Apple silicon and Intel builds, signed and notarized, automatic updates (Sparkle). GPL-3.0. The interface is in French for now; an English version is coming in the next release. The site and guide are in English: https://borne.pasahome.org Code: https://github.com/gpasa/borne Feedback from people with large or unusual sets is very welcome. Processing img nijuxnpqp0xh1... [link] [comments] |
| | I'm the developer. Borne is a front end, not an emulator: MAME 0.289 does the emulation, Borne is the Mac interface around it. MAMEUI never existed on the Mac, so I built one in the same spirit. What it does: - MAMEUI-style folders: available, favorites, parents and clones, working, vertical, by manufacturer, year, driver or CPU. 43,000 machines, sorted and searched without the window freezing. - A per-game check built on MAME's own -listxml and -verifyroms: it says which set is missing (parent, BIOS, device, samples) or comes from another MAME version, and how to fix it. - Your ROM drive is only read: cfg, nvram, hiscores and snapshots go to your user folder. "Install on this Mac" copies a game with its parent, BIOS and devices so it runs without the external drive. - Keyboard defaults that avoid macOS shortcuts (Ctrl+arrows belongs to Mission Control), with a key reminder when a game starts. - It also launches the id Software and Build classics through bundled source ports (UZDoom, vkQuake, Yamagi Quake II, Quake3e, dhewm3, Raze). Apple silicon and Intel builds, signed and notarized, automatic updates (Sparkle). GPL-3.0. The interface is in French for now; an English version is coming in the next release. The site and guide are in English: https://borne.pasahome.org Code: https://github.com/gpasa/borne Feedback from people with large or unusual sets is very welcome. Processing img nijuxnpqp0xh1... [link] [comments] |
Developer pepsipu just released ns2jb, the first public software-only jailbreak for the Switch 2. It works on the latest firmware (23.0.1) and is tethered (you have to re-run it after every reboot).It gives arbitrary code execution in sysmodules, which allows:
Homebrew
Game modding
Save dumping
Peripheral access
To show it off, they modded Mario Kart World (a Switch 2 exclusive) and added characters like Cinnamoroll, Peter Griffin, Hatsune Miku, and more. There\u2019s a short video of them getting destroyed by bots while racing with the custom characters.
Full details + exploit:
https://pepsipu.com/blog/2026-10-switch2-jailbreak-ns2jb/
Original post:
Developer pepsipu just released ns2jb, the first public software-only jailbreak for the Switch 2. It works on the latest firmware (23.0.1) and is tethered (you have to re-run it after every reboot).It gives arbitrary code execution in sysmodules, which allows:
Homebrew
Game modding
Save dumping
Peripheral access
To show it off, they modded Mario Kart World (a Switch 2 exclusive) and added characters like Cinnamoroll, Peter Griffin, Hatsune Miku, and more. There\u2019s a short video of them getting destroyed by bots while racing with the custom characters.
Full details + exploit:
https://pepsipu.com/blog/2026-10-switch2-jailbreak-ns2jb/
Original post:
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| | Head's up, since I am a solo-dev, I used codex for a lot of minor iterations while I was away. I cannot claim I wrote every line of code myself. I wanted to say this here rather than me trying to hide it and getting credit for something I didn\u2019t 100% make. It isn\u2019t just a vibecoded project, but I also didn\u2019t not use ai in any way. I\u2019m not sure how to add the \u201cai assisted\u201c tag. I've been working on a project called Latte, a Wii U emulator that runs directly in a web browser using WebAssembly and WebGL. I wanted to share some of the progress I've made! The video (linked below) shows splatoon booting and eventually loading into actual gameplay. Everything is being emulated locally in the browser, not streamed from another computer. Low-quality gameplay recording Latte uses a heavily modified version of the Wii U emulator Decaf as its foundation.The Wii U's PowerPC CPU and much of the underling system run through a native core compiled to WebAssembly using Emscripten. This allows the browser to execute the emulation code without requiring a separate native application. The graphics side is a bit more complicated. The Wii U uses a graphics API called GX2, which isn't directly supported by browsers. Latte uses Decaf's existing GPU and shader emulation work, including translating Wii U shaders into SPIR-V. These shaders are then converted into a format that can be used with WebGL, using SPIRV-Cross. There's also a lot of additional work involved in getting the graphics to actually display correctly, including textures, render targets, framebuffers, synchronization, and other GPU behavior. How much is based on Decaf? Quite a bit of the underlying emulation is based on Decaf, and I definitely don't want to take credit for creating all of that from scratch. However, getting it working inside a browser has required extensive modifications and additional code, particularly for the browser runtime, graphics rendering, compatibility, memory management, and performance. I've also used Cemu as a reference for how certain Wii U features and graphics should behave, but Latte doesn't run Cemu or incorporate its code. How well does it work? It's still very experimental, but the progress has been pretty interesting! Latte can already boot quite a few Wii U games without needing game-specific modifications. Splatoon can reach actual gameplay, and I've also gotten games like breath of the wild and mario kart 8 to boot and display recognizable graphics. I've especially worked hard on getting botw to show accurate graphics and shaders, however they aren\u2019t perfect. That doesn't mean everything is playable yet, though. Mario Kart 8 currently freezes when trying to load a race, for example, and several games still have missing graphics, rendering bugs, and long loading times. In addition, most games suffer from a major performance hit compared to Cemu, and a major decline in performance after a while. Botw specifically only hits ~1 fps during gameplay. My main goals now are improving compatibility, making the graphics more accurate, and getting performance closer to native Wii U emulators. It's definitely nowhere near as polished as Cemu, but seeing actual Wii U games running entirely inside a browser has been pretty exciting. I'd love to hear what people think, especially anyone familiar with Wii U emulation or browser-based emulators! I plan to release this soon, but I still would want to work on it more before doing so, and also cleaning up my code in a way that would actually be usable. [link] [comments] |
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