Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by mdeeds » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC

Pokémon Emerald ported to the RP2350 microcontroller. No emulator, 60 fps HDMI output. Recompiled from ARMv4T to Cortex-M33 and the Game Boy Advance's video hardware is reimplemented in software on the second core.

Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2
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Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by shellwizard » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC

Hasn't it received a C&D from Nintendo yet?

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by mbsd » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 10:44 PM UTC

How much of the codebase was vibe coded?

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by Rohansi » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

shellwizard wrote: post #2

Hasn't it received a C&D from Nintendo yet?

It likely will since it includes the game assets in the repo. Typically the way to avoid being taken down is you require people to extract them from a ROM as a prerequisite.

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by unleaded » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

any vids? also please have at least some writing that isnt claude

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by PradeetPatel » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 10:47 PM UTC

mbsd wrote: post #3

How much of the codebase was vibe coded?

I feel like this question was not asked in good faith.

We should be supportive of creative endeavours and exploratory coding in the spirit of learning.

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by throwaway613746 » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC

PradeetPatel wrote: post #6

mbsd wrote: post #3

How much of the codebase was vibe coded?

I feel like this question was not asked in good faith. We should be supportive of creative endeavours and exploratory coding in the spirit of learning.

What are you learning if you just let the AI do everything for you?

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by anonymous908213 » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC

mbsd wrote: post #3

How much of the codebase was vibe coded?

The decompilation of Emerald itself is human-authored. Then somebody vibeslopped a buggy WASM port, and now this is a vibeslopped port of the WASM port.

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by throwaway27448 » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC

anonymous908213 wrote: post #8

mbsd wrote: post #3

How much of the codebase was vibe coded?

The decompilation of Emerald itself is human-authored. Then somebody vibeslopped a buggy WASM port, and now this is a vibeslopped port of the WASM port.

At some point "slop" stopped being actually indicative of quality and I miss those days dearly

Re: Show HN: Pokémon Emerald Ported to Raspberry Pi Pico 2

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Post by throwaway27448 » Thu, Aug 06, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC

throwaway613746 wrote: post #7

PradeetPatel wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I feel like this question was not asked in good faith. We should be supportive of creative endeavours and exploratory coding in the spirit of learning.

What are you learning if you just let the AI do everything for you?

One'll learn what is possible, how things work, etc. you sound more like a bitter veteran than a curious child and this attitude is not helpful.