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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Red Viper v1.3.0 introduces a new rendering system that downloads the image rendered by the 3DS GPU into the Virtual Boy's GPU. With this, Test Chamber works correctly at full speed, even on the original 3DS! github.com/skyfloogle/r...

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Red Viper v1.2.0 introduces local wireless multiplayer! Compatible with games including the Mario's Tennis multiplayer patch, Hyper Fighting, and on New 3DS, the recently released Virtual League Baseball 2! github.com/skyfloogle/r...

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Test Chamber is available at www.platonicreactor.com/projects/tes...

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Test Chamber

A first-person puzzler for VB

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Since today's still the 30th American Virtual Boy release anniversary in some parts of the world, I'm releasing Red Viper v1.1.0, featuring a software renderer to improve compatibility with PizzaRollsRoyce's incredible Test Chamber homebrew on the New 3DS! github.com/skyfloogle/r...

Screenshot of Test Chamber, illustrating a first-person 3D game world.

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Red Viper v1.0.1 improves the UX for the new multicolor mode, allowing people to more easily share their palettes with others, as well as fixing some bugs that snuck into v1.0.0. github.com/skyfloogle/r...

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Golf seems to have broken relatively recently. I couldn't figure out the root cause in time for the anniversary, so I put in a bodge that seemed to fix it, but I didn't try playing one hole and then another. I will be looking into this and probably putting out a patch release before too long :)

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Marking the Virtual Boy's 30th anniversary, I'm releasing Red Viper v1.0.0, featuring more advanced palette configuration and Circle Pad Pro support! github.com/skyfloogle/r...

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

In most languages, two nested if blocks is equivalent to one if block with an "and" in it. Both compile to "if X goto; if Y goto;" i.e. 2 branches - Y wouldn't get evaluated, or gets short circuited. Not every language does this (f.ex. old Game Maker) - in these languages, nested ifs are faster :)

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Got lots of "is x in range" checks in your performance-sensitive code? Here's a micro-optimization for you: // 2 branches slow = pos >= start && pos < end; // 1 branch fast = unsigned(pos - start) < size;

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Correction: CGFX is the same format as BCRES, which CTR Studio also works with.

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I couldn't find an easily accessible tool to make animated banners for the 3DS Home Menu, so I spent an embarrassing amount of time my own. Check it out: github.com/skyfloogle/p...

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Red Viper v0.9.8 features timing improvements, allowing games to play their audio at the correct speed! github.com/skyfloogle/r...

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Floogle @skyfloogle.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Red Viper v0.9.7 features a new anaglyph colour filter for 2DS users, and accurate render time emulation! github.com/skyfloogle/r... The video below demonstrates the difference in Golf's level select.

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