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Zip-Drive Emulator Puts Big Disks Back on LPT

Iomega’s Zip drives filled an interesting niche back in the 1990s. A magnetic disk that was physically floppy-sized, but much larger in capacity– starting at 100 MB, and reaching 750 …read more

Kioxia Announces New SSD Model Optimized for AI GPU-Initiated Workloads

-Kioxia Corporation today announced the development of its Super High IOPS SSD, a new type of SSD enabling the GPU to directly access high-speed flash memory ...

Unofficial Animal Crossing Port Brings The OG Cozy Game To PC

You can play this PC port of the GameCube classic to hold you over until Nintendo releases a new Animal Crossing sequel for Switch 2

KIOXIA GP Series SSD Extends GPU Memory with XL-FLASH for NVIDIA Storage-Next AI Workloads

KIOXIA has announced the GP Series, a new SSD designed for AI systems that would allow GPUs to directly access flash memory as an extension of high-bandwidth memory, or HBM. They’ve dubbed this drive a “Super High IOPS SSD” built for AI and high-performance c…

ExtraMAME 26.3

Description: Introducing ExtraMAME, a compact and user-friendly MS Windows GUI wrapper for MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator authored by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME team. ExtraMAME allows you to play thousands of classic arcade games on your PC with…

10 Best Arcade Beat ‘Em Ups of the 1990s, Ranked

A screenshot from Teenage Mutant Ninjas: Turtles in Time. One of the most popular video game genres of the 1990s was the beat ’em up, and the decade was filled with great titles. These were games that could take a comic book or cartoon IP and turn it into ex…

gcplocal 0.1.0

A local GCP emulator for development and testing — Moto for Google Cloud

gcplocal added to PyPI

A local GCP emulator for development and testing — Moto for Google Cloud

How to Play Original Xbox Games On Android : Requirements, Install Steps & Tweaks

Playing original Xbox games on your Android device is now within reach, thanks to the X1 Box emulator. Built on the XEMU project, this emulator allows you to relive classic titles like Halo: Combat Evolved or Fable directly on compatible Android devices. As E…

Show HN: M68k assembly emulator that runs in the browser

Bridging retro-computing and modern web development, this project brings the Motorola 68000 (m68k) assembly experience directly to your browser. Built with React 18 and TypeScript, it's a zero-...

Steam Deck Updates : PS3 Emulation Upgrades Gains & New Releases

The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming device that combines portability with the flexibility of PC gaming, making it a compelling option for players who want access to a wide range of titles. According to Deck Ready, one standout feature is its compatibility wit…

reionemu added to PyPI

Machine-learning emulator pipeline for the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich angular power spectrum.

reionemu 0.1.0

Machine-learning emulator pipeline for the kinetic Sunyaev-Zel'dovich angular power spectrum.

localbatch 0.3.0

Local AWS Batch emulator for integration testing

(PR) KIOXIA Announces New Super High IOPS SSD Series

Kioxia America, Inc. today announced the development of its Super High IOPS SSD, a new type of SSD enabling the GPU to directly access high-speed flash memory as an expansion to High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) in AI systems. The new Super High IOPS SSD, the KIOXI…

speakeasy-emulator-refined 2.0.0b1

Speakeasy malware emulation framework

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets easier to use with Steam

The free and open source PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting easier to use with Steam, with the devs announcing a useful new feature.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

2026-03-16 Emacs news

Security reminder: If you use kubernetes-el, don't update for now, and you might want to check your installation if you updated it recently. The repo was compromised. (Analysis, Reddit discussion, lobste.rs) If you use Emacs 31, please consider enabling packa…

Halo 3 And Other Xbox 360 Classics Now Playable On The Go

A new, experimental emulator lets you take classic Xbox 360 games on the go, making Halo 3 and more playable on your phone and other devices.

Show HN: Hecate – Call an AI from Signal

AI Assistant you can video call. Contribute to rhodey/hecate development by creating an account on GitHub.

I stopped drowning in browser tabs, thanks to this clever AI tool

Here's my secret weapon for automatically organizing online articles, research, and YouTube videos.

This emerging PC emulator on Android now supports an iconic Steam feature

GameNative, a new open-source PC emulator on Andoird, now lets you collect milestones while running games from your Steam library.

ghostty-tui added to PyPI

A terminal UI for managing Ghostty terminal emulator settings

undef-terminal added to PyPI

Shared terminal I/O primitives for the undef ecosystem

Xbox 360 games can now run on iPhone, iPad, and Mac thanks to a new app

A new experimental emulator called XeniOS aims to bring Xbox 360 games to iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Based on the Xenia emulator, the alpha build already runs some games but still has limited compatibility and requires sideloading with JIT enabled.

Separating the Wayland Compositor and Window Manager

Article URL: https://isaacfreund.com/blog/river-window-management/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47388137 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

mumu-python-api-wlkjyy 1.1.0

Python API for controlling MuMu emulator through MuMuManager.exe

mumu-python-api-wlkjyy added to PyPI

Python API for controlling MuMu emulator through MuMuManager.exe

MacBook Neo Emulation Performance Tested from NES to Bayonetta 2

Apple’s MacBook Neo has quickly gained attention as a budget-friendly laptop with unexpected strengths in gaming and emulation. Priced at $599, or $499 for students, it combines the Apple A18 Pro chip, 8GB of unified RAM and a 13-inch LCD display to deliver a…

Real Cash Poker Online in 2026 – BC Poker Offers $10 Free No Deposit, Instant Bitcoin Withdrawals, and Provably Fair Real Money Tables

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Show HN: NumenText, a non-modal editing terminal IDE with LSP/DAP

I built NumenText because I wanted a capable terminal IDE with autocomplete, go-to-definition, and a debugger, but without having to think about modes. Vim and Helix are great tools; and my nostalgia has roots on real pain of not having this kind of editor in…

5 Weirdest Games Ever Made

A screenshot from LSD Dream Emulator. If you stop and think about it for a minute, there are a lot of weird video games out there. The premise for Donkey Kong is weird enough, as are most games featuring Mario, but we’re pretty used to them at this point. No…

slurm-emulator 0.2.0

SLURM command emulator with time manipulation for testing periodic limits

gambaterm 1.0.1

A terminal frontend for gambatte game boy color emulator

Show HN: I Made a PS1 Static Recompiler with No Prior Experience (and Claude)

Tomba! (USA) Running as a native Windows PC application (WIP)PSXRecomp [https://github.com/mstan/psxrecomp/] Overview This article documents my exploration of Claude Code and its ability to assist with static analysis and static recompilation for the origina…

DOSBox and additional sound tweaks

This is my second tutorial on how to improve sound and music compatibility in old DOS games played in the DOSBox emulator, including Sound Blaster tweaks, AdLib Gold tweaks, digital effects, separate configurations, other tips and tricks, and more. Have fun.

Dolphin emulator’s new update fixes many emulation and NAS problems

Dolphin, the popular emulator for the Nintendo GameCube and Wii, just received a major upgrade. Dolphin version 2603 is now available with more Triforce emulation improvements, more playable games, a helpful change for NAS owners, and much more. https://www.h…

chipmul8 added to PyPI

A simple CHIP-8 emulator written in Python.

Hyperlinks in Terminal Emulators

Article URL: https://gist.github.com/egmontkob/eb114294efbcd5adb1944c9f3cb5feda Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47360383 Points: 3 # Comments: 0

BC Game Poker 2026 – $5 Free No Deposit Bonus, Instant Bitcoin Poker Withdrawals, and Zero Cashout Cap

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uc80 added to PyPI

ANSI C compiler targeting Z80/CP/M

Popular PlayStation 1 emulator may receive no further Android updates

Duckstation, one of the most popular PlayStation 1 emulators, may not see any more updates on Android. Stenzek, the developer behind the emulator, stated in a Discord chat that he may no longer develop updates for the Android version of Duckstation.

The next Xbox is coming soon, here's what we know (and don’t know) about Project Helix so far

Everything we’ve learned about Xbox Project Helix so far, and the biggest question that hasn’t yet been answered.

Show HN: Mori – Test against production data, without ever touching production

Mori is an open-source database proxy that lets you run your application locally against real production data without risking writes to production. It connects to your production database, clones the schema locally, and intercepts queries: - Reads come from p…

FOSS Weekly #26.11: SUSE for Sale, Firefox Redesign, New-ish Terminal, i3 Customization and More

"For sale" sign has been raised for SUSE Linux.

One of the best ways to emulate your GameCube and Wii games just got even better

Playing GameCube and Wii games over a network can be a pain, but this Dolphin update brings a major upgrade.

Show HN: AgentBridge – Let AI agents control Classic Mac OS thru a shared folder

Article URL: https://github.com/SeanFDZ/agentbridge Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47349598 Points: 1 # Comments: 1

Dolphin Progress Release 2603

Dolphin started out as a GameCube emulator in 2003. In 2008, experimental Wii support was added. And now, in 2026, Dolphin enters the realm of arcade emulation with support for the Sega, Namco, and Nintendo arcade effort, the Triforce, finally arriving. Want …

cynes 0.1.2

C/C++ NES emulator with Python bindings

Why Mobile App Developers Are Turning to Virtual Servers for Testing and Deployment

With the Google Play Store hosting over 1.66 million Android apps as of early 2026 and developers launching around 40,000 new apps monthly, competition is

sfiii-gym added to PyPI

Gymnasium environment for Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike using the MAME emulator

par-term-emu-core-rust 0.41.0

A comprehensive terminal emulator library in Rust with Python bindings - supports true color, alt screen, mouse reporting, bracketed paste, and full Unicode

I replaced my mini PC with a 3-year-old Galaxy running DeX and didn't look back

Samsung DeX is more capable than it may seem for everyday tasks.

13 Years After It Was Cancelled, Star Wars: Battlefront III Prequel Is Playable On PC

Star Wars: First Assault's Xbox 360 technical beta has been revived by fans online

Atari 2600 BASIC Programming (2015)

Since I enjoy obsolete technology and frustration I attempted to write a few programs on the Atari 2600 BASIC programming cartridge.

tiny-object-storage added to PyPI

A lightweight S3-compatible object storage server for local development and learning.

Long-Lost Star Wars FPS Surfaces 13 Years After Cancellation

Star Wars: First Assault was binned when Disney took over the franchise, but an early version has appeared online, and you can play it now.

This popular PS1 emulator is ending Android support, and fans only have themselves to blame

No more updates are coming for DuckStation on Android.

My first-ever Pokémon adventure is still fantastic on the Switch 2, but I wish the LeafGreen asnd FireRed rerelease had something to make it a little more special

Pokémon LeafGreen and its sibling Pokémon FireRed are as excellent today as when they were released in 2004.

CAFC Reverses District Court’s Finding of Eligibility for Columbia Antivirus Software Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) today issued two precedential decisions in The Trustees of Columbia University of the City of New York v. Gen Digital Inc., reversing, vacating and remanding a district court judgment that Columbia’s pa…

Show HN: I built an ISP infrastructure emulator from scratch with a custom vBNG

Demo: https://aether.saphal.me GitHub: https://github.com/saphalpdyl/AetherAether is a multi-BNG (Broadband Network Gateway) ISP infrastructure lab built almost from scratch that emulates IPoE IPv4 subscriber management end-to-end. It supports IPoE/Ipv4 netwo…

Intel’s cheaper, faster new Core Ultra CPUs still have a lot to prove

Can Intel’s “Arrow Lake Refresh” chips succeed where the first-generation “Arrow Lake’ processor failed two years ago? With Intel’s announcement of its new processor family today, we’ll find out soon. Meet Intel’s new Core Ultra 200S Plus (Arrow Lake Ref…

Foot: The Wayland Terminal Most Linux Users Don’t Know About

Foot is a minimal Wayland-native terminal emulator for Linux that focuses on speed and simplicity. A hidden gem worth exploring.

Mini Multi-Arcade Game Cabinets with an ESP32 and Galagino

Most people love arcade games, but putting a full-sized arcade cabinet in the living room can lead to certain unpleasant complications. Ergo the market for fun-sized cabinets has exploded alongside …read more

How are the StL Cardinals doing now that Spring Training is over halfway over?

Last week I used creative accounting measures on the projections systems to come up with a scorching hot take taken from the end of days (of the hot stove season): the Cardinals could win over 80 games. I have predicted 85! Several players will outdo their be…

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting improved handheld PC support

The popular PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is set for some upgrades that will make it better on handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and Legion Go.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Emulation & Gaming Review

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has emerged as a standout device for mobile gaming and emulation, thanks to its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and advanced gaming features. In a recent breakdown by ETA Prime, the device’s capabilities were put to the test, sho…

GitHub - LionyxML/emacs-solo: A Pure Emacs (no external packages) IDE like configuration.

A Pure Emacs (no external packages) IDE like configuration. - LionyxML/emacs-solo

Writing my own text editor, and daily-driving it

Article URL: https://blog.jsbarretto.com/post/text-editor Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47331034 Points: 6 # Comments: 0

Sega: Cost and limited reach dictate why standalone retro game releases are unlikely

Sega says standalone releases of the retro games embedded in the Like a Dragon/Yakuza series are unlikely because modern software distribution is costly and the audience for individually sold classic titles is relatively limited, making it primarily an ROI-ba…

rp2040-pio-emulator 0.87.0

RP2040 emulator for the testing and debugging of PIO programs

RPCS3 PS3 emulator will improve handheld UI, including adding games directly to Steam

Managing a library of PS3 games on gaming handhelds may soon become less frustrating. The RPCS3 emulator is testing several enhancements, including less reliance on the Steam Deck desktop mode. Users of mobile Windows devices will also be able to change more …

Ghostty 1.3 terminal brings big new features

A big update to Ghostty terminal emulator has dropped, delivering a raft of new features like scrollback search, native scrollbars and and process completion notifications. Ghostty 1.3.0 packs in 6 months of development effort: 2,800+ commits from 180 contrib…

Show HN: AlphaEvolve inspired evolution harness for Pokemon

Last week I sat in the LLM Paper Club (hosted by the latent.space podcast). We shared a paper from DeepMind on "Discovering Multiagent Learning Algorithms with Large Language Models". Linked in the github repo.This was my first time sitting in one of these an…

Your handheld PC might soon play old PlayStation 3 games better — here's why developers want your help

RPCS3 is asking handheld PC users for feedback as it works on improving the portable experience for its PlayStation 3 emulator. Planned updates include a redesigned in-game home menu, better button mapping, quick settings, and the ability to add games to Stea…

7 Retro Handhelds So Good They Actually Beat Consoles

7 Retro Handhelds So Good They Actually Beat ConsolesAt some point in the last couple of years, something quietly shifted in the gaming world. Not in the blockbuster, billion-dollar-franchise sense, but in the...

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra shows strong console and PC game emulation performance in new video

YouTuber ETA Prime has put the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to the test. With DeX mode enabled, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship could deliver over 60 FPS while emulating Silksong, over 50 FPS in The Witcher 3, and around 30 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.

pytest-firestore 1.1.1

A Pytest fixture for managing Google Cloud Firestore emulator

pytest-firestore 1.1.0

A Pytest fixture for managing Google Cloud Firestore emulator

I respect the Virtual Boy as a collectable Switch 2 gadget, but it’s not exactly a retro console remake

The Virtual Boy for Switch 2 is a great interactive collectible, and while it serves as a way to play Nintendo's infamous retro console, it's not a true remake.

emu-sv 2.7.2

Pasqal State Vector based pulse emulator built on PyTorch

emu-mps 2.7.2

Pasqal MPS based pulse emulator built on PyTorch

RPCS3 Emulator boasts over 1500 FPS on the Minecraft title screen — platform hails performance landmark, one frame rendered every 0.00064 seconds

The RPCS3 emulator team brags of immense optimization even as fans whine that many titles remain unplayable without the latest hardware.

CSMWrap: Legacy BIOS booting on UEFI-only systems via SeaBIOS

Get PC BIOS back on UEFI only systems. Contribute to CSMWrap/CSMWrap development by creating an account on GitHub.

The excellent Ghostty terminal app just got an upgrade on Linux and Mac

Your Mac or Linux machine might already have a terminal emulator, but replacements like Ghostty can give you more features and extensive customization options. Ghostty version 1.3 has now arrived with improvements to searching, clipboard, macOS integration, a…

fastcospy added to PyPI

Open-source AI-powered emulator for the COSPY private framework delivering simulation results in 0.25s.

Emacs and Vim in the Age of AI

It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. – Yogi Berra

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X1 Box App Brings Classic Xbox Games To Android, But There's A Caveat

Xbox emulation is now available on Android, albeit in a limited and somewhat controversial form. The app is called X1 Box and it is available in Google's Play Store for $7.99, as of this writing. Eagle-eyed users, however, have noticed that X1 Box is a fork o…

Sale V Collection 11 Pro at Plugin Boutique

Buy and download V Collection 11 Pro by Arturia, or browse other Instrument Bundles from Plugin Boutique today.

RGBMatrixEmulator 0.16.0

A PC emulator for Raspberry Pi LED matrices driven by rpi-rgb-led-matrix

Bitcoin Poker Sites in 2025: Why BC Poker Is the Most Serious Platform Yet

Crypto poker has been building quietly for years. No announcements, no mainstream fanfare. Just a slow, steady shift in where serious players park their bankrolls. Then platforms like BC Poker arrive and make the quiet noise a little louder. Crypto poker has …

5 Must-Play Legend Of Zelda Games

There are few video game series as storied as Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, and these five are the most essential adventures yet released.

Show HN: ForgeTerm – Terminal for multi-project workflows with auto-tiling

ForgeTerm is an open-source terminal emulator built for developers who juggle multiple projects at once.Key features: - Workspaces: group related projects and open them all with one click - Auto-tiling: windows arranged side-by-side, master-detail, or grid ba…

CasNum is Amazing

CasNum (Compass and straightedge Number) is a library that implements arbitrary precision arithmetic using compass and straightedge constructions. Arbitrary precision arithmetic, now with 100% more Euclid. Featuring a functional modified Game Boy emulator whe…

Original Xbox Emulator X1 BOX Arrives on Android

Original Xbox emulation has reached Android through an unofficial port of the popular xemu emulator called X1 BOX. This release allows Android users to run… The post Original Xbox Emulator X1 BOX Arrives on Android appeared first on OnMSFT.

What if the Apple ][ had run on Field-Sequential?

One thing I remain fascinated by is the field-sequential color system. Essentially, unlike composite video, which sacrifices color depth in space, field sequ...

Resident Evil Requiem Android Emulation Hits 100 FPS on Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Emulating PC games on Android devices has become an exciting frontier for mobile gaming enthusiasts and ETA Prime explores this concept through the lens of running Resident Evil Requiem on a smartphone. Using the GameHub emulator in combination with the Snapd…

Show HN: Reverse-engineering Shockwave to save early 2000s web games (Rust/WASM)

Hi HN,When browsers killed NPAPI plugin support, thousands of early 2000s web games were effectively lost to time. Macromedia Shockwave, in particular, was a closed-source, highly complex, and largely undocumented beast.So a few friends and I spent the last t…

Show HN: tmuxy – the missing GUI for tmux

I've been looking for the perfect tmux replacement.Something powerful and scriptable, but usable without memorizing dozens of keybindings.Something that supports persistent remote sessions that I can jump into from anywhere, but not so terrible to use from my…