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I see these retro emulators pop up from time to time, but I just don't have the time to really check them out (or the discipline to realize always an addict looking to avoid relapse). I know that there are "complications" about the ROMs to use in the emulator. However, is there a scene of people making ROMs of new games specifically for playing in these emulators? Are the game devs that are making modern games for retro systems that would be free of the "complications"?


People are making new GameBoy games[0]! Even new carts[1]!

Though I imagine the rise of systems like the Pico8 and tic80 are siphoning people away because they can be run anywhere.

0 - https://archive.org/details/grimaces-birthday

1 - https://orangegb.com/orangefm/


Then there’s chip8 and a chip8 emulator on the gameboy :) https://github.com/lancekindle/damaged-chip8


Then again, a Game Boy emulator is usually the second thing people port to any given platform (immediately after Doom) :)


And all of the ones ModRetro is publishing!

https://modretro.com/collections/games


Have you seen the pico8 software?

https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php


I have now!




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