Paper Mario PC port "Paper Boat" gets its first public release

RedoLane · 2026-09-17T14:56:42+0100

Internet drama, ho!

Anyway, while i'm sitting on the "no vibe-coding" side of the fence, I still think there's a silver lining to these ports/decomps/recomps, and that is being another option to play certain games we own through a modern experience without old hardware limitations.

I mean, if you seriously prefer the original, then play the original. you want your shiny gallon of Anisotropic Filtering and other graphic enhancements? Emulators already do that.
This is just another way, and if you can't trust the code, then that's totally alright too.

Personally I think it all comes down to stability. That means any generated code needs to be properly double-checked and triple-tested. ports also need to have more updates after their initial release, and not abandon them within a month.
Basically I wouldn't trust a project that was mostly or completely generated by a machine, primarily due to the expected lack of stability and long-term support.

DuoForce · 2026-09-17T15:13:22+0100

DiscostewSM said:
It's just unfortunate that they supposedly have been using a lot of AI for these projects.

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Topic:Zljvpivt5x0j7zzx

You're fucking kidding /: Harbor Masters were the goats bc their decomps were MADE BY MAN! Ethically I can't support generative AI so this is heavily disappointing. Oh well

Kitocco · 2026-09-17T15:16:38+0100

NostalgicMillennial said:
Yes this exactly. LLMs allows us to have these ports much faster without straining developers as much. You do realize that Windwaker has been in the decomp process for about 3 years and Melee was 6 years. Those are getting manually decomped.

Not everyone is going to be able to take the time to port each and every game to PC.

If the final product works who really cares?

By that logic why bother recompiling games when 2+ decades of emulation research are behind us? Most emulators already work fine. I think we're in a good enough place where waiting however long for polish isn't so much to ask. A barebones port job indistinguishable from emulation or a dual-screen mod for a game not designed around it just isn't gonna cut it for me.

Fyrus said:
They're pretty much using it as a tool, not as an asset generation

But of course people a free to believe what they want to

I hope this wasn't made by the team for the Thunderful mod database, cuz this just looks awful.

DuoForce · 2026-09-17T15:27:41+0100

AxlSt00pid said:
What the actual ~~fuck~~ man, the HM team fell off

Exactly how I'm feeling.

AlexMCS · 2026-09-17T15:37:07+0100

I pity people who are anti-GenAI no matter what.
Sucks to be you I guess,

Meanwhile, I'll continue enjoying the great many benefits this new tech brings while acknowledging its limitations.

Now I need to wait for the Master Quest mod to be completed and "ported to this port".

Fyrus · 2026-09-17T15:48:23+0100

Kitocco said:
I hope this wasn't made by the team for the Thunderful mod database, cuz this just looks awful.

Nobody know who did that "art", and HM don't have a presence in Thunderstore, they prefer Gamebanana

EDIT : Sorry, art is relative, maybe some Presidents who could call that art

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