preservation

Now that neural rendering runs inside emulators, the question is whether it should. We think the answer is no, and not mainly for the reasons you would expect.

CRT shaders reproduce what a game was built to look like. Neural rendering invents detail that was never there. Both make old games look better, and they are not the same thing at all.

Static recompilation reached the PlayStation 1. PSXRecomp turns a PS1 game into a native binary or a WebAssembly build, and Pepsiman Recompiled is the proof. Here is how it works and why it matters for handhelds.

ReXGlue turns Xbox 360 games into native PC ports through static recompilation. Here is what that means, why it can beat emulation, and what it means for handhelds.

Nintendo’s February 2026 takedown wave reshaped the Switch emulation scene, and August brought 400 more repos down. Here is what happened and what it means for you.

Decomp and recomp projects are turning classic Nintendo games into native ports. Here is what the terms mean and what changes for retro handhelds.