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AppWizard

May 10, 2026

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess finally gets a fan-made PC port, and I can’t wait to see what modders do with the GameCube classic

Fans have successfully ported The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess to PC and mobile platforms, creating a PC port named Dusk. This port includes features like higher resolutions, uncapped frame rates, gyro aiming options, multiple bloom presets, improved shadow details, access to the Wii U version's free cam, achievements, and customizable difficulty modifiers. Quality-of-life improvements allow for faster climbing of ladders and text skipping. The port also includes cheats that alter gameplay dynamics and opens up possibilities for mods. The decompilation project began in August 2020 and involved contributions from the zeldaret/GC decomp community.

AppWizard

May 10, 2026

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Unofficial PC Port Released

The first unofficial native PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has been released, allowing players to experience the game without emulation. This PC version features uncapped framerates, enabling gameplay beyond 30FPS or 60FPS. The developers used a system called Dusk, which allows the game to render frames faster than the game world updates while maintaining the original game's behavior. The port includes full Gyro aim support, compatibility with the Steam Deck, and several quality-of-life improvements such as fast climbing, dialogue skipping, quick transformations, and using Sun’s Song to alter the time of day. Players need to provide their own North American (NTSC) or European (PAL) GameCube ROM file of Twilight Princess, as support for the Wii version is not available. Sharing download links for ROM files is prohibited. Other unofficial PC ports are available for titles like Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, and Crash Team Racing.

AppWizard

April 4, 2026

A fanmade Jak and Daxter 3 PC port is now in beta, finally making Naughty Dog’s most underrated trilogy fully available on PC

All three titles of the Jak and Daxter series have been ported to PC, with Jak 3's recent beta release completing the trilogy's transition. Players can enjoy the series in a "feature complete and fully completable" format, although Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is not yet in beta. Jak 2 and Jak 3 have minor audio bugs and graphical inconsistencies. Enhancements include widescreen support, 4K resolution at 60 frames per second, and modding capabilities, but players need original copies of the games for installation.

AppWizard

June 7, 2025

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Launches Sept 25 With Hatsune Miku, Joker, Ichiban & Minecraft’s Steve

Sega has announced that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will be released on September 25, 2025. Playable characters include Hatsune Miku, Ichiban Kasuga, and Joker from Persona 5, along with Minecraft characters Steve, Alex, and the Creeper. The game will feature character packs inspired by Sonic Prime and Sonic Unleashed, with Minecraft content in a Season Pass. Pre-orders grant three days of early access starting September 22, 2025. The game will have several editions: - Physical Standard Edition: .99 for Nintendo Switch and .99 for other platforms, includes a pre-order bonus of Sonic Unleashed Sonic the Werehog character + vehicle + decal. - Digital Standard Edition: .99 for Nintendo Switch and .99 for other platforms, includes the same pre-order bonus. - Digital Deluxe Edition: .99 for all platforms, includes a Season Pass, early access (not for Nintendo Switch), characters from Sonic Prime, and the same pre-order bonus. - Physical Collector’s Edition: .99 for consoles and 9.99 for PC, includes a Season Pass, pre-order bonus, collector’s box, statue, SteelBook, art book, soundtrack, comic, keychain, trading cards, and car emblem. The game features a unique racing mechanic with land, air, and sea terrains, and the Travel Rings feature that transports racers to new CrossWorlds. It will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

AppWizard

June 7, 2025

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds launches in September with Hatsune Miku, Persona 5, and Minecraft collabs

SEGA has announced the release of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on September 25, 2025, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. Pre-orders are available with bonuses, including early access and the Werehog Pack. The game features 24 tracks and a CrossWorlds mechanic that changes the race's layout after the first lap. It will support full cross-play across all platforms. The character roster includes guest stars like Hatsune Miku, Joker, and Minecraft characters, with additional content available through the Season Pass and Digital Deluxe Edition.

AppWizard

May 14, 2025

Modders use reverse engineering to bring Mario Party 4 to PC, more GameCube games to follow

The gaming community has seen a rise in reverse-engineering source code from retro console games, particularly from the Nintendo 64 era and earlier, leading to native PC ports. The decompilation of Mario Party 4 is nearly complete, making it the first fully decompiled GameCube title, which will facilitate unofficial PC ports. A port of Mario Party 4 with online multiplayer is in development. Other GameCube titles like Super Smash Bros. Melee and Metroid Prime are also being targeted for decompilation. An unofficial PC port of the Xbox 360 game Sonic Unleashed has been completed. Previous titles such as Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time have received PC ports with enhanced features. Modders are experimenting with advanced technologies like ray tracing for classic games. A modding tool has improved the recompilation process, but technical challenges remain. Nintendo has not taken legal action against these decompilation efforts, and modders use clean room tactics to avoid legal issues, requiring ownership of the original game for PC ports.

AppWizard

March 8, 2025

Hundreds Of Delisted Xbox 360 Games Now Have The Potential To Return On PC

XenonRecomp is a software tool that converts Xbox 360 executables into C++ code, allowing for the potential porting of Xbox 360 games to PC. This process is unofficial and may face challenges from original publishers. While some games, like Sonic Unleashed, have already been ported, the complexity of the process may limit the number of successful transitions. Many Xbox 360 titles were delisted from the marketplace when the old Xbox Store was closed, and XenonRecomp may be a key method for preserving these games. Xbox head Phil Spencer has shown interest in exploring options for delisted Xbox 360 games.

AppWizard

March 8, 2025

Run Xbox 360 Games On Your PC With XenonDecomp

XenonRecomp is a project focused on preserving Xbox 360 games by transforming them into native x86 software, enhancing their graphical fidelity. The Xbox Series X currently supports only 632 out of 2,155 Xbox 360 titles through emulation. XenonRecomp faces challenges such as understanding system architecture, supporting PowerPC instructions, and addressing the lack of MMIO support. Developers must also obtain assets from legal copies of the original games. The game Sonic Unleashed has been successfully ported using this method, with enhancements demonstrated by Modern Vintage Gamer.

AppWizard

March 4, 2025

Sonic fans are leading the charge on a new preservation tool that can help give any Xbox 360 game a native PC port

Sonic Unleashed has been released on PC after 17 years, enabled by a tool called XenonRecomp, which allows fan developers to convert Xbox 360 executables into C++ code for various platforms. This tool simplifies the process of creating adaptations, although it is not as simple as dragging and dropping a .iso file. The current focus is on Unleashed Recompiled, which features enhancements like higher native resolutions and unlocked frame rates. The emulation options for Xbox 360 are limited, with the unofficial emulator Xenia supporting only a small portion of the library, while many Xbox 360 games have previously received official PC ports or were available on the PlayStation 3. The potential for new native PC ports offers the promise of improved performance and gameplay adjustments compared to emulation.

AppWizard

March 3, 2025

This New Unofficial PC Port Of Sonic Unleashed Could Be The Best Version Of The Game Yet

Fans have created an unofficial PC port of Sonic Unleashed called Unleashed Recompiled, enhancing the original game and adding features for modding and performance. The project was developed by a team led by Skyth and Sajid, utilizing tools named XenonRecomp and XenosRecomp to convert Xbox 360 executables into a PC-compatible format. The port includes support for ultrawide monitors, high-resolution graphics, increased framerates, and expanded modding opportunities. To avoid legal issues with Sega, the developers did not include original game assets, advising users to source them from their legally acquired copies. Sonic Unleashed originally released in 2008 on Xbox 360, Wii, and PS3, featuring both high-speed daytime levels and combat-focused nighttime segments. The PC port is available for download on the project's GitHub page, which also offers instructions for extracting game files from the Xbox 360 version.