Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin
Show HN: Nostalgist.js – Run emulators of retro consoles, within web browsers (nostalgist.js.org)
124 points by arianrhodsand on Oct 12, 2023 | hide | past | favorite | 12 comments


Which kind of product would you expect me or someone else to build with this library, maybe something like a vscode extension for retro gaming or something els? Any ideas are welcome!


[flagged]


Life is hard


It would be nice if it allowed custom inputs. This could allow on screen controls or other customized inputs.


This uses emscripten. Still cool but I was kind of hoping it would have been written in pure TypeScript.


That's a hard work for TypeScript/JavaScript


What makes you say that?


> Caveat: DO NOT privide any pirated content, like copyrighted ROM files or BIOS files.

The most ignored piece of content on this page


Sorry but I do not think that's important. It's just a stuffy disclaimer, like the agreements people have to agree to when registering for a new website. Many other emulation related projects also do not prominently display this kind of content.


I think you're agreeing with me


Oh it turns out we're on the same page


I can't in good faith use this website. If that's their only defense against piracy, corruption runs deep.


Sorry to hear that! But I have no idea of what I can do for it. Technically, we could not detect if a content is pirated or not. Imagine that we could also use any video player to play pirated videos as well. Maybe I'll update the caveat section to include something like, "This project does not encourage piracy."... Any other suggestions?




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: