Seeing all of these AI recomps/decomps really just has me feeling like this at this point
October 10, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Seeing all of these AI recomps/decomps really just has me feeling like this at this point
Or MTL translations/ slop coded “decomps”
October 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Or MTL translations/ slop coded “decomps”
thanks to all the losers who keep making AI decomps, this is what it led to
October 13, 2026 at 8:55 PM
thanks to all the losers who keep making AI decomps, this is what it led to
vibecoded pc ports are karmic punishment for playing N64 decomps in 16:10@120hz
October 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
vibecoded pc ports are karmic punishment for playing N64 decomps in 16:10@120hz
🎵 I want the works
I want the whole works
Decomps and recomps
And mods with Minecrafters
Vibecoded hereafter
And now...
Don't care how, I want it NOW!
Don't care how, I want it now 🎵
I want the whole works
Decomps and recomps
And mods with Minecrafters
Vibecoded hereafter
And now...
Don't care how, I want it NOW!
Don't care how, I want it now 🎵
October 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🎵 I want the works
I want the whole works
Decomps and recomps
And mods with Minecrafters
Vibecoded hereafter
And now...
Don't care how, I want it NOW!
Don't care how, I want it now 🎵
I want the whole works
Decomps and recomps
And mods with Minecrafters
Vibecoded hereafter
And now...
Don't care how, I want it NOW!
Don't care how, I want it now 🎵
100% agree.
In the same vein that I believe game devs are in an active competition with efforts made through emulation, I also believe that decomps and emulators are in an active competition among each other to bring out the best.
These AI Decomps do not do that.
In the same vein that I believe game devs are in an active competition with efforts made through emulation, I also believe that decomps and emulators are in an active competition among each other to bring out the best.
These AI Decomps do not do that.
Absolutely none of those recent genAI web browser recompiled console games should be acclaimed or celebrated.
It's unethical slackers using a parasitic syntax to shit out inauthentic emulation.
Thoughtless convenience is NOT more important than human effort. USE REAL FUCKING EMULATORS.
It's unethical slackers using a parasitic syntax to shit out inauthentic emulation.
Thoughtless convenience is NOT more important than human effort. USE REAL FUCKING EMULATORS.
October 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
100% agree.
In the same vein that I believe game devs are in an active competition with efforts made through emulation, I also believe that decomps and emulators are in an active competition among each other to bring out the best.
These AI Decomps do not do that.
In the same vein that I believe game devs are in an active competition with efforts made through emulation, I also believe that decomps and emulators are in an active competition among each other to bring out the best.
These AI Decomps do not do that.
What AI-driven video game decomps are actually going to do is drive intense, draconian levels of legal action against anything remotely resembling these projects and emulation in general (even more than now).
October 13, 2026 at 12:56 AM
What AI-driven video game decomps are actually going to do is drive intense, draconian levels of legal action against anything remotely resembling these projects and emulation in general (even more than now).
Yes, ACTUAL decomps are amazing. 'cuz real people worked hard to make it happen out of love for the game.
Passion. Matters.
Passion. Matters.
October 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Yes, ACTUAL decomps are amazing. 'cuz real people worked hard to make it happen out of love for the game.
Passion. Matters.
Passion. Matters.
Yep, not decomps
Maybe still a way to go. Hacker News comment from someone who tried the Photoshop clone - pretty buggy
October 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Yep, not decomps
i'd probably have a more positive view of remakes if they were made out of passion rather than a quick marketing exploit to get more sales.
official Pokemon remake? -> cynical, corporate, souless
pokemon fangame/decomps -> pretty cool, wish we could have more
official Pokemon remake? -> cynical, corporate, souless
pokemon fangame/decomps -> pretty cool, wish we could have more
October 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
i'd probably have a more positive view of remakes if they were made out of passion rather than a quick marketing exploit to get more sales.
official Pokemon remake? -> cynical, corporate, souless
pokemon fangame/decomps -> pretty cool, wish we could have more
official Pokemon remake? -> cynical, corporate, souless
pokemon fangame/decomps -> pretty cool, wish we could have more
I fully believe that there is a straight line between video game remake culture and all of these AI slop recomps/decomps
October 10, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I fully believe that there is a straight line between video game remake culture and all of these AI slop recomps/decomps
i've been saying that the ai decomps and recomps are just them trying to enact landlord shit on projects and try to sell non-developers/hackers/programmers on 'pc ports' so they can leech donation money before people realise that recomps and decomps don't actually have value for players, just devs
October 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
i've been saying that the ai decomps and recomps are just them trying to enact landlord shit on projects and try to sell non-developers/hackers/programmers on 'pc ports' so they can leech donation money before people realise that recomps and decomps don't actually have value for players, just devs
atp i'm pretty sure that vibecoded decomps and ports are solely meant to impress video game esoterica and modernvintagegamer and Nobody Else because DOOM IS ALREADY OPEN SOURCE AND ON PC
ITS DOOM
YOU GOT THE SLOP MACHINE OUT TO PUT DOOM ON PC
YOU GOT THE SLOP MACHINE OUT TO PUT DOOM ON PC
October 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
atp i'm pretty sure that vibecoded decomps and ports are solely meant to impress video game esoterica and modernvintagegamer and Nobody Else because DOOM IS ALREADY OPEN SOURCE AND ON PC
We need to gatekeep recomps/decomps of games from AI bros more
October 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
We need to gatekeep recomps/decomps of games from AI bros more
I'm so tired of seeing AI powered decomps man
This is on the Digimon World Subreddit, there's been loads of decomp posts recently, mostly Ai built, but fuck me if I ask a question, this thread gets bit wild, these guys really don't like not being accepted.
This is on the Digimon World Subreddit, there's been loads of decomp posts recently, mostly Ai built, but fuck me if I ask a question, this thread gets bit wild, these guys really don't like not being accepted.
October 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
I'm so tired of seeing AI powered decomps man
This is on the Digimon World Subreddit, there's been loads of decomp posts recently, mostly Ai built, but fuck me if I ask a question, this thread gets bit wild, these guys really don't like not being accepted.
This is on the Digimon World Subreddit, there's been loads of decomp posts recently, mostly Ai built, but fuck me if I ask a question, this thread gets bit wild, these guys really don't like not being accepted.
decomps and recomps are a completely different concept
October 9, 2026 at 3:42 PM
decomps and recomps are a completely different concept
Say no to AI decomps
October 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Say no to AI decomps
The best mods and decomps are made by insane freaks who spend years if not decades chipping away at a passion project.
Some asshole who just wants to see Link fight Mario is not going to have the same dedication, thus quality of output will inevitably suffer.
Some asshole who just wants to see Link fight Mario is not going to have the same dedication, thus quality of output will inevitably suffer.
October 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
The best mods and decomps are made by insane freaks who spend years if not decades chipping away at a passion project.
Some asshole who just wants to see Link fight Mario is not going to have the same dedication, thus quality of output will inevitably suffer.
Some asshole who just wants to see Link fight Mario is not going to have the same dedication, thus quality of output will inevitably suffer.
the reputation of decomps really did tank in record time. like in the span of a month
October 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
the reputation of decomps really did tank in record time. like in the span of a month
Really been heartbroken for the retro & emulation communities. Seeing that space flooded with dogshit Claude decomps that every announced miracle project is presumed to just be broken slop pushed out by people who don't give a shit, and knowing that real people's actual work is getting buried by it.
October 10, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Really been heartbroken for the retro & emulation communities. Seeing that space flooded with dogshit Claude decomps that every announced miracle project is presumed to just be broken slop pushed out by people who don't give a shit, and knowing that real people's actual work is getting buried by it.
A good video here on decomps/recomps and the issues with so many of them being vibe-coded btw:
youtu.be/Uw9pqZtotGY
youtu.be/Uw9pqZtotGY
October 8, 2026 at 4:39 PM
A good video here on decomps/recomps and the issues with so many of them being vibe-coded btw:
youtu.be/Uw9pqZtotGY
youtu.be/Uw9pqZtotGY
Oh so the vibecode decomps were astroturf then got it
Asha Sharma announces Xbox Labs, a new internal R&D team that will "build in the open", spurred by recent user mashups and ports created using AI tools: www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-announc...
October 13, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Oh so the vibecode decomps were astroturf then got it
The *other* 2000s game gem getting a new life today: www.reddit.com/r/decomps/co...
From the decomps community on Reddit: Muscle March (WiiWare) port for Mac, Windows, Linux
Explore this post and more from the decomps community
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October 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The *other* 2000s game gem getting a new life today: www.reddit.com/r/decomps/co...
The vibecoded epidemic is too weird to me. Why do we need decomps for shit you can play on an emulator like Dolphin 💀
October 11, 2026 at 1:18 AM
The vibecoded epidemic is too weird to me. Why do we need decomps for shit you can play on an emulator like Dolphin 💀
Your AI slop decomps bore me
October 11, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Your AI slop decomps bore me