Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports

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Reverse-engineered games: All the news on video game decomps, recomps, VR and web and 3D ports, according to The Verge. Thanks to decompilations and recompilations of classic titles, those games are becoming unshackled from their proprietary code and original hardware to be ported to new devices or updated in ways to completely change the original game. These are unofficial versions of games, so they may sit in a legal gray area.

It seems unlikely that Nintendo, for example, is particularly happy about people finding ways to play The Legend of Zelda on non-Nintendo hardware. Many of these projects are also made with the assistance of AI, which, for some people, is a non-starter given ethical or environmental concerns surrounding the technology.

Just think: You could be playing Halo in a web browser right now. This unofficial Lego Racers remake runs in your browser with split-screen and online multiplayer.