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Fan-made Mario Kart 64 PC port released, with track editor and ultrawide support

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  • T tonytins@pawb.social
    18 days ago
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    hddsx@lemmy.ca
    wrote 18 days ago last edited by
    #6

    And Nintendo has not yet sued because…?

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    • R robotzap10000@feddit.nl
      18 days ago

      How else am I supposed to see the green shells behind me?

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      appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      wrote 18 days ago last edited by
      #7

      360° monitor setup including rear view mirrors.

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      • L lost_my_mind@lemmy.world
        18 days ago

        Nintendo cease and disist in 3...2....1....

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        lorips@lemmy.world
        wrote 18 days ago last edited by lorips@lemmy.world
        #8

        Probably not, they don't provide copyrighted files and Nintendo reeeeeaaaally doesn't want to create precedent that decomp is fair use (which it probably is) which could make emulators 100% legal.

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        • L lorips@lemmy.world
          18 days ago

          Probably not, they don't provide copyrighted files and Nintendo reeeeeaaaally doesn't want to create precedent that decomp is fair use (which it probably is) which could make emulators 100% legal.

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          lost_my_mind@lemmy.world
          wrote 18 days ago last edited by
          #9

          Emulators ARE 100% legal.

          It's the roms that are illegal.

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          • T tonytins@pawb.social
            18 days ago
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            ramblingpanda@lemmynsfw.com
            wrote 18 days ago last edited by
            #10

            If they're not complete idiots, they'd license this to release all their stuff. But they're Nintendo, so...

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            • L lost_my_mind@lemmy.world
              18 days ago

              Emulators ARE 100% legal.

              It's the roms that are illegal.

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              tonytins@pawb.social
              wrote 18 days ago last edited by
              #11

              Which is pretty fucked up logic.

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              • L lorips@lemmy.world
                18 days ago

                Probably not, they don't provide copyrighted files and Nintendo reeeeeaaaally doesn't want to create precedent that decomp is fair use (which it probably is) which could make emulators 100% legal.

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                blackjam_alex@lemmy.world
                wrote 18 days ago last edited by blackjam_alex@lemmy.world
                #12

                Decomps are legal because they're clean room reimplementations of the original code rather than exact copies.

                It's the same approach IBM PC compatible manufacturers used back in the day to create their own BIOSes.

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                • T tonytins@pawb.social
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                  amillionmonkeys@lemmy.world
                  wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                  #13

                  Might as well link to it:
                  https://github.com/HarbourMasters/SpaghettiKart
                  You need to supply your own ROM of the correct version.

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                  • L lost_my_mind@lemmy.world
                    18 days ago

                    Nintendo cease and disist in 3...2....1....

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                    dudewitbow@lemmy.zip
                    wrote 17 days ago last edited by dudewitbow@lemmy.zip
                    #14

                    Nintendo hasn't really C&D any of the previous decomps. they can for people who upload the whole precompiled executable, but none of them that requires actually ripping the original assets yourself to create the required game.

                    Animal Crossing is next, as 6 days ago, the gamecube version of the game was decompiled to completion. It's a extremely big prime candidate for modding IMO.

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                    • L lorips@lemmy.world
                      18 days ago

                      Probably not, they don't provide copyrighted files and Nintendo reeeeeaaaally doesn't want to create precedent that decomp is fair use (which it probably is) which could make emulators 100% legal.

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                      blue_morpho@lemmy.world
                      wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                      #15

                      There's no precedent. Nintendo sues, the developer doesn't have money for lawyers to defend themselves so they remove it.

                      That's how it's been going for a long time.

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                      • H hddsx@lemmy.ca
                        18 days ago

                        And Nintendo has not yet sued because…?

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                        catloaf@lemm.ee
                        wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                        #16

                        On what grounds?

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                        • R ramblingpanda@lemmynsfw.com
                          18 days ago

                          If they're not complete idiots, they'd license this to release all their stuff. But they're Nintendo, so...

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                          catloaf@lemm.ee
                          wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                          #17

                          Stuff like this almost never happens due to the legal liability. They can't ensure that the authors aren't violating some other contract, like using some library unlicensed, or violating an employer's noncompete or something.

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                          • T tonytins@pawb.social
                            18 days ago

                            Which is pretty fucked up logic.

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                            catloaf@lemm.ee
                            wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                            #18

                            Why do you say that?

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                            • C catloaf@lemm.ee
                              17 days ago

                              Why do you say that?

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                              tonytins@pawb.social
                              wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                              #19

                              It's like being handed a MP3 player but being told you'll go to jail for playing music you ripped yourself.

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                              • T tonytins@pawb.social
                                17 days ago

                                It's like being handed a MP3 player but being told you'll go to jail for playing music you ripped yourself.

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                                catloaf@lemm.ee
                                wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                                #20

                                Generally, ripping for personal use is not litigated, only distribution. It may technically be illegal in most places, but then, reproducing someone's work without compensation should be prohibited.

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                                • T tonytins@pawb.social
                                  18 days ago
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                                  twintitans@lemmy.world
                                  wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                                  #21

                                  Let me know when Diddy Kong Racing's done. GOAT.

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                                  • C catloaf@lemm.ee
                                    17 days ago

                                    On what grounds?

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                                    baldingpudenda@lemmy.world
                                    wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                                    #22

                                    For making a port? A succulent Japanese port of a 30 year old game? Unhand me, sir!

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                                    • T tonytins@pawb.social
                                      18 days ago

                                      Which is pretty fucked up logic.

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                                      mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                      wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                                      #23

                                      Not really; The emulator doesn’t use any copyrighted code, but the ROM is copyrighted. That’s just basic IP law.

                                      What is fucked up logic is Nintendo encrypting their ROMs, then providing decryption keys on the console. So the emulator itself is legal, but actually booting a ROM requires decrypting it, which requires keys from a legitimate console. Nintendo has argued that those keys are illegal to use in an emulator, even if the user rips them directly from the console that they own. So you have the keys. You own the console they’re stored on. But it’s illegal to use those keys anywhere except on the console they came on, because Nintendo said so.

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                                      • G green_mouse@piefed.social
                                        18 days ago

                                        The fact that they are adding more features and modding for these fan ports is incredible, I just hope that Nintendo doesn't come in and shut down these fan ports like they like to do with fan games/projects/etc.

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                                        mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                                        wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                                        #24

                                        like they like to do with fan games/projects/etc.

                                        Cries while staring at the defunct AM2R project

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                                        • C catloaf@lemm.ee
                                          17 days ago

                                          On what grounds?

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                                          huquad@lemmy.ml
                                          wrote 17 days ago last edited by
                                          #25

                                          Its Nintendo, do they need grounds?

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