Recomps, Decomps, and Playable Dioramas
Summary
Hosts Federico Itici, Brandon Bigley, and John Foris discuss the Retroid Pocket Nova’s shipping and Qualcomm’s upcoming chip price hikes. They explore the rise of game recompiled projects, highlighting a voxel mod for Gen 1 Pokémon and native ports for iPad. The episode also covers dual-screen mods for handhelds like the Thor and the potential of flashing Linux on Android devices for PC emulation.
Topics discussed
Intro: The struggle of playing handhelds at the beach
Retroid Pocket Nova shipping dates and Odin 3 Linux plans
Qualcomm chip price hikes and rising electronics costs
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 specs and pricing predictions
Will electronics prices ever decrease again?
Gen 1 Pokemon recompilation and voxel mod support
Dramatic Shape Voxel Mod: 3D visuals for Pokemon
Pokemon Yellow support and multi-platform availability
Ocarina of Time and Mario Kart 64 on iPad
AI's role in accelerating decompilation projects
Single-screen OoT mod and dual-screen projects for Thor
Outro: Social media links and website shoutouts
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