Recomps and Decomps have taken over retro gaming

These vibe-coded recomp and decomp projects are making an absolute MESS of the retro gaming scene, and I’m tired of people pretending like this is a good thing. If you actually want to PLAY games and not just browse settings menus and try things out for 90 seconds at a time, these are all a waste of your energy.
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Links to referenced projects:
NOT Vibe-Coded Recomp List: Making sure you're not a bot!
Portal64 Shut Down: https://www.gamebabauniverse.com/portal-64-revival-shut-down-by-valve/
OpenGOAL (Jak & Daxter): https://opengoal.dev
Video about the expansion levels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1cOHQ_C9_Q
DuskLight (Twilight Princess): Release v2.0.2 · TwilitRealm/dusklight · GitHub
BanjoRecomp (Banjo-Kazooie): GitHub - BanjoRecomp/BanjoRecomp: PC Port of Banjo-Kazooie made using N64: Recompiled (Windows/Linux/Mac) · GitHub
re:Blue (Blue Dragon): GitHub - zolaware/reblue: Recompilation of Blue Dragon · GitHub
CTR-ModSDK (Crash Team Racing): GitHub - CTR-tools/CTR-ModSDK: ModSDK - a modding toolkit to create mods for Crash Team Racing in C. This repository also houses an effort to fully decompile and reverse-engineer CTR in C. · GitHub
Super Mario 64: GitHub - sm64-port/sm64-port: A port of https://www.github.com/n64decomp/sm64 for modern devices. · GitHub

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