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AI · popcar.bearblog.dev · Saturday, 17 October 2026

AI can turn old games into native ports in days

AI workflows can now decompile some games in days or less, giving players native ports, higher frame rates, and mod support instead of forcing them through emulators. The process turns a compiled game back into editable source code, then recompiles it for another device. One example, IsaacRecomp, takes the 2011 Flash version of The Binding of Isaac from 30 FPS and low resolution to 1440p at 165 FPS, while making software theft and unauthorized reuse much easier.

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