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F-Zero X on Nintendo 3DS
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7 min read
G-Diffuser v1.0.0 ports the F-Zero X decompilation to Nintendo 3DS hardware, supporting Old 3DS, 2DS, New 3DS, and New 2DS XL systems. The release provides base-game builds for both hardware classes and a New 3DS-only build supporting the 64DD Expansion Kit’s course editor and machine creator when users supply a disk image. It distributes neither game ROMs nor disk images; all builds load prebaked asset archives from an SD card. The port supports Grand Prix, Time Trial, Practice, Death Race, machine-editor screens, stereoscopic 3D, DSP audio, touchscreen dashboard layouts, and HOME-menu suspend, resume, closing, sleep, and power-off behavior. A native renderer, now the default on both Old and New 3DS, bypasses per-frame display-list traversal for race geometry. On New 3DS hardware, the first development phase ran from August 11 to September 3, 2026, and reached a 59.6 fps median with 53% of frames at the 60 fps cap. A second 43-day phase, from September 7 to October 19, added Old 3DS support, the native renderer, and Expansion Kit functionality. The Old 3DS renderer was designed around its 16 KB instruction cache and achieved a 16.5 ms median frame time in a 2D Grand Prix race; most courses reach 59–60 fps in 3D, while demanding courses can fall back to a steady 30 fps safety mode.
Steam Users Beg for "No AI" Filter as Vibecoders Flood Next Fest
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Steam Next Fest, Valve’s event for indie games and demos, has prompted calls from some Steam users for a filter that excludes titles disclosing AI-generated content. Users browsing the event reported seeing games promoted with imagery they believed was AI-generated and criticized what they described as low-effort or “vibe coded” submissions. Steam already requires developers to disclose AI-generated content, according to users requesting the filter, and Steam’s Discovery Queue currently helps surface games for players. Reddit user ScalesGhost asked for a Discovery Queue setting to filter out games containing AI-generated content and to exclude selected tags such as incremental games. Steam has an established tagging system, although Valve reduced the number of user-defined tags in May; an AI-content filter would require Valve to add AI as a tag. Other users said the volume of suspected AI-generated games had made Next Fest harder to browse and called for stricter submission rules. Valve has generally relied on Steam’s recommendation algorithms rather than extensive curation to elevate popular games and reduce visibility for low-effort submissions. AI use in game development is also expanding: Epic recently delayed an upcoming Star Wars shooter to pursue what it called an “AI-first” direction, while Capcom’s REX program reportedly uses AI to help improve the RE Engine.