F-Zero X on Nintendo 3DS(hypnotize.works)
144 points by bpierre | 81 comments
A post-mortem of porting the F-Zero X decompilation (G-Diffuser) to Old and New Nintendo 3DS with a native renderer and 64DD Expansion Kit, built largely by Claude agents.
#homebrew on Hacker News
22 stories tagged homebrew, newest first.
PalmOS Lemmings(github.com)
142 points by memalign | 33 comments
GitHub repository by ardiri containing a Lemmings clone for PalmOS, with source, level packs, images, and compiled PRC builds.
Porting video games to VHS(gardinerbryant.com)
41 points by Kate0CoolLibby | 26 comments
Bryant Review article about a modder inspired by a 1980s VHS-based console who builds interactive VHS versions of Doom and Super Mario Bros.
Llama.cpp on a jailbroken PS5: run any GGUF model natively on the console(github.com)
356 points by Anon84 | 83 comments
GitHub repository for PS5LM, a port of llama.cpp that runs GGUF language models natively on a jailbroken PlayStation 5.
A 100x faster* alternative to homebrew(github.com)
81 points by cachebag | 66 comments
GitHub repository for zerobrew, an open-source Homebrew alternative claiming up to 100x faster package installs.
![Screenshot of youtube.com: VECOS – A windows-like operating system for the Vectrex for the UVMC2 [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/10/7/728a0755-67b1-4144-9572-fbe2a0f8eb1d.jpg)
VECOS – A windows-like operating system for the Vectrex for the UVMC2 [video](youtube.com)
49 points by CharlesW | 12 comments
YouTube video by Arcade Jason demonstrating VECOS, a Windows-like operating system for the Vectrex console running via the UVMC2 cartridge.
More like SC-Forth-thousand, am I right?(leadedsolder.com)
13 points by stevekemp | 1 comments
A Leaded Solder blog post about writing a custom Forth implementation for the Soggy-1000, a Sega SG-1000/SC-3000 compatible homebrew computer, for RetroChallenge.
Homebrew 7.0.0(brew.sh)
541 points by mikemcquaid | 212 comments
Homebrew 7.0.0 release announcement covering faster installs, stronger sandboxing, a native macOS app, vulnerability checks, and dropping macOS 10.15 support.
How to Make a Nintendo 64 Game in 2026(phoboslab.org)
453 points by atan2 | 231 comments
Dominic Szablewski's blog post on making a new Nintendo 64 game in 2026, following his port of a JavaScript game engine to C.
Chatto is now open source(hmans.dev)
1022 points by speckx | 277 comments
Blog post announcing that Chatto, a group and team chat application, is now open source and available to self-host, installable via Homebrew.
Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0(brew.sh)
1375 points by mikemcquaid | 325 comments
Homebrew 6.0.0 release announcement covering tap trust security, a new default JSON API, Linux sandboxing, brew bundle improvements, and macOS 27 support.
Stop the Apple Music app from launching(lowtechguys.com)
583 points by bobbiechen | 235 comments
Landing page for Music Decoy, a macOS utility that prevents the Apple Music app from launching when the Play key is pressed, installable via Homebrew.
![Screenshot of youtube.com: I Built an Open-World Engine for the N64 [video]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2026/3/28/ae907b16-1794-497d-8593-904d33ceb250.jpg)
I Built an Open-World Engine for the N64 [video](youtube.com)
439 points by msephton | 79 comments
YouTube video by James Lambert explaining how he built an open-world game engine running on the Nintendo 64.
Homebrew no longer allows bypassing Gatekeeper for unsigned/unnotarized software(github.com)
326 points by firexcy | 250 comments
A closed GitHub issue in the Homebrew/brew repository proposing removal of the --no-quarantine option, which allowed bypassing macOS Gatekeeper for unsigned casks.
Sapphire: Rust based package manager for macOS(github.com)
415 points by adamnemecek | 267 comments
GitHub repository for Sapphire, a Rust-based package manager for macOS positioned as a Homebrew alternative.
The 20 year old PSP can now connect to WPA2 WiFi Networks(wololo.net)
413 points by zdw | 121 comments
Wololo.net news post about a homebrew release that lets the 20-year-old Sony PSP connect to WPA2-secured WiFi networks.
The GTA III port for the Dreamcast has been released(gitlab.com)
420 points by Funes- | 135 comments
GitLab repository for dca3-game, a port of librw and re3 (the GTA III reverse-engineered engine) to the Sega Dreamcast.
Our audit of Homebrew(blog.trailofbits.com)
778 points by zdw | 160 comments
Trail of Bits blog post describing its security audit of Homebrew's brew CLI and related repositories, written jointly with the Homebrew maintainers.
Abusing Go's Infrastructure(reverse.put.as)
351 points by efge | 71 comments
Blog post examining how Go's checksum database and module proxy infrastructure can be abused, prompted by odd entries such as many Homebrew module versions.
Portal 64 – A demake of Portal for the Nintendo 64(github.com)
350 points by skibz | 110 comments
GitHub repository for Portal 64, a fan-made demake of Valve's Portal for the Nintendo 64 console.
GB Studio: Drag and drop retro game creator for GameBoy(gbstudio.dev)
326 points by CharlesW | 36 comments
Homepage of GB Studio, a drag-and-drop retro game creator for the Game Boy, available on Windows, Mac and Linux via itch.io.
McDonald's just dropped a brand new Game Boy game(retrododo.com)
821 points by outime | 300 comments
Retro Dodo news article about McDonald's releasing Grimace's Birthday, a new Game Boy Color-style game, in June 2023.