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Ryujinx (Nintendo Switch emulator) has been removed from GitHub

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Resurfaced independently across 3 calendar years, with breakout response in 3 of them.

submissions
5
submitters
5
observed span
2021–2024
peak thread · 419 comments
473 pts
latest 20+ return · 2024-10-01
473 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

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https://gbatemp.net/threads/ryujinx-emulator-github-reposito... > UPDATE #3: According to an official statement on Ryujinx's Discord server, developer gdkchan was contacted by Nintendo and they were offered an agreement to stop working on the emulator project, and while the agreement wasn't confirmed yet, the organization has been entirely removed.

notamy·473-point thread·

This emulator currently has the most complete guest audio renderer implementations, as they just finished a project of doing an in depth reversing of that portion of the firmware. [0] Getting it to work with the host os(windows usually) can have minor issues with output in rare circumstances, or when a game is still not running the proper speed, but they've ironed out the major ones. ----------------------- This is my requiem, I present to you Amadeus, a complete reimplementation of…

One of the things I love about console releases is about 10-15 years or so after their release is the magical period where the really strange glitches and exploits are found. That's where the fun truly begins, and basically all of it happens on accurate emulators. :D For example, Mario Kart Wii (one of my all time favorite games, I used to time trial it for fun! Very zen but no rubber bumpers on the GameCube controller thumbpads and one…

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Breakout years
3

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
1065

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Total comments
781

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Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2021-03-13An experimental Switch emulator written in C#politelemon40
2021-03-13Experimental Nintendo Switch Emulator written in C#First breakoutchwolfe333167
2023-05-04Ryujinx: Experimental Nintendo Switch Emulator written in C#nateb2022252194
2024-10-01Ryujinx: Open-Source Nintendo Switch Emulator Written in C#Volt_Spectrum31
2024-10-01Ryujinx (Nintendo Switch emulator) has been removed from GitHubHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point returnjsheard473419