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Retro Games Find New Homes With AI Assistance

New AI tools are helping drive a wave of unexpected retro-game projects, The Verge reports. Examples include Halo running in a web browser, The Wind Waker on an iPhone and Super Smash Bros. in mixed reality. The notable development is the movement of familiar games into unusual technical settings, not necessarily the generation of entirely new game content. These projects show how AI-assisted development can intersect with preservation, tinkering and the appeal of older entertainment. A viral demonstration, however, does not establish that every port is complete or reliable. For players, the charm is immediate: yesterday's familiar world appears in today's improbable window. Computing has advanced far enough that an old game can now interrupt work through an impressively modern collection of devices.

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