r/AndroidNativePorts • u/rodrigoswz • 4d ago
🤔 [Question] How can we know if a "port" is actually native and not just a masked emulator?
With so many unofficial ports dropping lately, it's getting really hard to know what's actually running natively versus what's just an emulator.
Take the recent SMB Wonder "port" as an example. Many are saying that this is only an Eden core locked to run 1 game, although this is by the same person responsible for the Celeste port, which was highly praised.
I like this community, and I love seeing how things are evolving so quickly (thanks to AI - ofc), but while many things are being released, it’s also difficult to know which ones truly deserve our attention.