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[–] 69 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It’s not a stretch to say that n64 romhacks are often of similar gameplay quality to modern titles, albeit with far lower graphical fidelity. With a racer like Mario kart, I’m curious how they’ll go about modernizing it. It seems too fundamentally janky with its controls and visuals to compete with anything within the last 20 years, but I’ve been nothing if not surprised by the ingenuity of romhackers.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    This is not a romhack or a tool for romhacking. This lets the game run natively, on current PC hardware.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 year ago

    Decomp projects accelerate the rate that romhacks come out through new or improved tools and fresh information about the inner workings of the game. Particularly when there was little experimentation previous to the decomp, as is the case here, to allow romhackers find the game’s kinks. It absolutely is not a romhack or romhacking tool, you are correct. It’s better!

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  • [–] 35 points 1 year ago (17 children)

    I won't say if that project is legal or not, but expect it (and many others) to be taken down by Nintendo soon. Make a local copy if you want to preserve it.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    Decomps are legal because no copyrighted material is being distributed. They typically require the original ROM to run (eg for assets).

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Yeah but Nintendo doesn't always seem to give a shit just because something is legal. They'll still play the "but our legal department has more money than YOU" card

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago

    Mario Kart 2^6^

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  • [–] 30 points 1 year ago

    Eat shell Nintendo.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    It was alright, MK64, but my only real gripe is the handling. When you start your turn in, the kart strafes opposite of the direction you are turning, which makes small adjustments difficult at best.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    How did you get it to run? I got it to compile, but I cant find a file that I can actually run.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    I'm seeing more of these decompilations lately but never for playstation titles. some things just never emulate quite right with the playstation titles and they are still fun to play. Is anyone working on decompiling original playstation games?

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Not claiming to be an expert, but I watched this video a while back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKjVpVdHDQ
    The impression I got is that PS1 emulation is actually pretty good, and N64 emulation is more like that Homer Simpson meme with all the clothespins on his back.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Man, i hope this results in a PC port like with SoH. I'd kill for a native PC version of 64 with a bunch of fancy features. It's my favorite Mario Kart

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