Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 21/09/2026First time good ending on OG RE, chicken out a bit towards the end, I could probably restart from my third save and make it to the end. 050
Reposted by Jacques GagnonRandy Linden @randallinden.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Cacodemontube is a friend who worked on DOOM SNES 2026 doing level work and modifications. He's releasing his comprehensive development video on YouTube tomorrow! You can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkYD...youtube.comMaking Doom on SNES (2026) - Developer CommentaryYouTube video by Cacodemontube 02816
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 31/08/2026Projects without a strong unassisted human only contribution policy will inevitably die once the original authors are gone, the type of dev left typically has a short interest span and gives up quite fast once faced with issues that don't get resolved magically. 020
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 27/08/2026Started reading T.H. White's The Once and Future King. Great quote from Merlyn: "He said you could not use magic in Great Arts, just as it would be unfair to make a statue by magic. You have to cut it out with a chisel, you see." 030
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 24/08/2026I'd like to see how these top10s correlate to 1. your age and 2. what your parent ramdomly bough for Xmax 😅 021
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 16/08/2026It's great, I used it for a controller test program that runs both on nes and snes github.com/darthcloud/b... also used it for ROM hack patch generation (only for asm) codeberg.org/DarthCloud/D...codeberg.orgDFX3BRSNES Doom FX3 patch for BlueRetro analog axis support 030
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/08/2026My original N64 games before I started collecting more years later, 98/99 was the peak, I'm a bit surprised at some of my purchases vs resale decisions 😅 160
Reposted by Jacques GagnonRandy Linden @randallinden.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I've posted the FX3 documentation to the github here: github.com/LimitedRunGa...github.comGitHub - LimitedRunGames-Tech/snes-fx3: Super Nintendo FX3Super Nintendo FX3. Contribute to LimitedRunGames-Tech/snes-fx3 development by creating an account on GitHub. 15721
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 29/07/2026I had a fun bug working on this, my register write/read did nothing... sometimes, got bitten by trusting an example too much, poor naming of Zig @volatileCast builtin and mainly not defining my const type explicitly. Read more about it in the README of the repo. 020
Reposted by Jacques GagnonBucket Mouse @mousebitelabs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The chintzy-looking M64 clone console of the N64 by a company named ModRetro has been released, I think, I don't pay attention that closely to shit. But as the great @frankcifaldi.bsky.social posted before, it is our civic duty to push back against this company and shun ANYONE who doesn't. 4933511739
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 29/07/2026What's up with all these retro influencers not reading the room and going out of their way to promote warretro crap 🤦 1121
Reposted by Jacques Gagnonsonicfreak94.bsky.social @sonicfreak94.bsky.social · 28/07/2026another PSA: Mania/RSDK for Dreamcast is a HAND-MADE PORT of a HAND-MADE DECOMP. I will not accept ANY AI contributions, and they will be rejected on sight! 1467
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 28/07/2026My morning routine these days: 1. Wow this is cool! 2. Look it up 3. It's LLM generated 🤮 4. Unfollow 1151
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 26/07/2026Started to experiment with Zig on a CH32V305. I'll take notes as I go in the repo README. codeberg.org/DarthCloud/C...codeberg.org 130
Reposted by Jacques GagnonNFG @nfgworld.com · 25/07/2026Vibe coding video games is the most aggressively boring horseshit I've ever seen. 1133
Reposted by Jacques GagnonEmily K @emkultra64.com · 24/07/2026so sick of all of these low-effort "recomps." Devs spent years disassembling, translating and commenting Mario 64, others made APIs and translation layers to make recompilation more effective and now fuckin slop coders are standing on the shoulders of both to make what is functionally bad emulation 2394114
Reposted by Jacques GagnonRetroOnyx @retroonyx.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Virtual Boy wireless controller PCBs up for preorder now for Batch 2. I'll order PCBs based on preorders in about 2 weeks. www.retroonyx.com/product-page...retroonyx.comNintendo Switch Virtual Boy Wireless Controller PCB | RetroOnyxNote: This is a preorder for batch 2. I need to hit a minimum number of preorders to trigger the build, as usual. Turn your original Nintendo Virtual Boy controller into a wireless Bluetooth controll... 041
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 20/07/2026Now that Mesen support both FX3 games and BlueRetro control you can play the game using my analog joystick ips patch very easily codeberg.org/DarthCloud/D...codeberg.orgDFX3BRSNES Doom FX3 patch for BlueRetro analog axis support 080
Reposted by Jacques GagnonRandy Linden @randallinden.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I'm in the process of finalizing the SuperNES FX3 documentation which will be located here: github.com/LimitedRunGa...github.comGitHub - LimitedRunGames-Tech/snes-fx3: Super Nintendo FX3Super Nintendo FX3. Contribute to LimitedRunGames-Tech/snes-fx3 development by creating an account on GitHub. 28028
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 18/07/2026OMG I wish I had Mesen last month while hacking Doom FX3! But kind of proud I pulled that off the hard way! 0110
Reposted by Jacques GagnonSunlit @sunlitspace542.bsky.social · 18/07/2026SFCD update! IT'S HERE github.com/nesdev-org/M... (startup jingle by @randomdoesmusic.bsky.social ) 282
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 16/07/2026Find the latest dev build here: github.com/nesdev-org/M...github.comSNES: Added support for BlueRetro controller (#220) · nesdev-org/MesenCE@1489d34Multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, WS) for Windows, Linux and macOS - SNES: Added support for BlueRetro controller (#220) · nesdev-org/MesenCE@1489d34 010
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 16/07/2026MesenCE now emulate BlueRetro SNES w/ analog inputs! Thank to @randallinden.bsky.social & Sour for working on this. Hopefully it help enable futher rom hack or homebrew to use it! 2101
Reposted by Jacques GagnonJames Smith @loopj.com · 15/07/2026Here's my open source implementation of a USB GameCube Controller Adapter, compatible with Wii-U, Switch, Switch 2, and Dolphin, powered by libjoybus - github.com/loopj/usb-ga...github.comGitHub - loopj/usb-gamecube-controller-adapter: Open-source 4-port USB GameCube Controller Adapter, a drop-in replacement for Nintendo's official adapterOpen-source 4-port USB GameCube Controller Adapter, a drop-in replacement for Nintendo's official adapter - loopj/usb-gamecube-controller-adapter 0215
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/07/2026I take out the everdrive when I got the OG cartridge!! 1342
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 13/07/2026I'm not really working on BlueRetro, I make other stuff that use BlueRetro 120
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 13/07/2026I updated the repo with both ROM & BR FW see latest release: github.com/darthcloud/b...github.comGitHub - darthcloud/blueretro_test_rom_snesContribute to darthcloud/blueretro_test_rom_snes development by creating an account on GitHub. 020
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 13/07/2026It doesn't, the needed OUT1/2 pins aren't routed to the ESP32. But a new version of the PCB is apparently in the work to correct this. 000
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 13/07/2026Ported my test ROM to NES, you can use the FC expansion port to get dual joystick and rumble on Famicom too!! 3365
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 08/07/2026Why not mention it?, since it the hot thing it should increase sales right? 070
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 08/07/2026Sorry but I'm a bit annoyed seeing hardware targeting Retro system using Firmware made with AI/LLM sold without any mention of it whatsoever. wtv I guess no one care 171
Reposted by Jacques Gagnonkady🧚🏻♀️ @fairies.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Let’s all stop buying video games and just play old stuff 871086116
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 05/07/2026First time using my glasgow (I know, I know 🫣) it's very satisfying building your own applet! 060
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 03/07/2026Nothing because the zelda 1 function that handles the item changes early exit if both buttons are pressed simultaneously, which is what a nes controller would look like, btw one of my goals was for the zelda 1 patch to work on real nes, so i did test it with both NES and SNES controller on my NES. 020
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 03/07/2026I first added support for the SNES controller into the Zelda 1 rom which essentially is just an extra byte to read from the serial Interface, then hacked the emulator to provide the L & R data when an extra byte was read. I need to finish publishing that one, I got side track by SNES Doom 😅 100
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 01/07/2026Thanks again to @randallinden.bsky.social for the Doom FX3 cartridge! and thanks to @humblebazooka.com for the SNES BT prototype! 171
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 01/07/2026While I did my best to make the install procedure safe, please understand this has been tested on a single cartridge only. So you have to keep in mind you might end up bricking your FX3 cartridge, lose the warranty, endup sad, etc... Full details at codeberg.org/DarthCloud/D...codeberg.orgDFX3BRSNES Doom FX3 patch for BlueRetro analog axis support 120
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 01/07/2026Finally done with my SNES Doom FX3 rom hack that adds BlueRetro dual analog joystick support while maintaining existing rumble support! Details in reply below! 25211
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 25/06/2026Setup ca65/ld65 to directly generate my IPS patch. It's such a big improvement in my rom hacking workflow! 071
Reposted by Jacques GagnonHumble Bazooka @humblebazooka.com · 24/06/2026I reworked my FX-nvBMP to take advantage of the UV printer I have. I'm really happy with how well the E1 prints on plastic. #pcfx #fxnvbmp #eufymake 3242
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 23/06/2026Some good progress on my SNES Doom FX3 rom hack adding BlueRetro analog protocol support! Featuring @humblebazooka.com upcoming BlueRetro dongle! @randallinden.bsky.social 1184
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/06/2026Got a nice smoke black shell for my FX3 cartridge. Always important to be hacking with style 😅 0321
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 09/06/2026Oh great they're gonna ruin another iconic game 050
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 09/06/2026Also not sure where they got that idea to use a USB-A on their only OTG port!! I had to bypass the reverse power protection and use a dangerous A to A cable 🫣🤫 000
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 09/06/2026Tested my port of BRX for the S31 finally (did so back in April!) The USB part works. BT not working yet, VHCI did not respond to one of my HCI cmd! 131
