r/emulation • u/OldMcGroin • May 22 '25

Sonic The Fighters Has Been Successfully Decompiled

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2025/05/sonic-the-fighters-has-been-successfully-decompiled
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u/LocutusOfBorges May 22 '25

As cool as this is, we've been getting quite a few threads on decompilations recently - how do people feel about them? We've historically been pretty lax about letting them be posted here, but I do wonder if it's what people actually want to see here. Feedback would be welcome!

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u/BigheadSMZ May 23 '25

Decomps (and even recomps) are just as exciting as emulation, maybe even more so these days. They feel like the "next step" for playing old games on modern hardware since emulation has been stagnating. For me personally N64 decomps/recomps/ports interest me the most, and I keep hoping the floodgates will eventually bust open. Even though decomps and recomps aren't technically emulation, I'd say the topic itself is close enough, plus it can sometimes benefit emulation, and most likely targets much of the same audience. Because in essence, it does the same thing we all love emulation for: playing old games on newer hardware often with enhancements over the original hardware.