New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: A modern low-poly SimCity 2000 clone, built by Opus 5.5

Show HN: A modern low-poly SimCity 2000 clone, built by Opus 5.5
14 by drdator | 3 comments on Hacker News.
This is a clone of simcity 2000 I (using Opus 5.5) built over a few days. It started with a single prompt "create a typescript webgl low-poly version (full replica of game logic) of simcity 2000. the original is available here for inspection [...].zip". It then decompiled it using Ghidra and started translating the old native PowerPC code function-by-function. After about 2 hours, using 27 subagents, i had a running version in my browser. After a follow up prompt (make sure all aspects of the game is implemented correctly and accurately), Opus decided to use a PowerPC emulator (Unicorn) and write a harness with faked Mac system calls in Python for verification, running 10,000 game days generating an identical game state. After that it has basically just been polishing, and adding a few subtle modernizations like, smog, depth-of-field and environmental sounds to make it a bit more immersive without killing the original nostalgic vibe. All 3D and vector assets are generated with code by Opus, and the bitmap image assets are generated by GPT Image 2. The music and sounds are not genai because all AI audio models i've tried sound terrible, so the music and sounds are CC-licensed. The music is from Kevin MacLeod, https://ift.tt/fKMetXs I created this because I wanted it and to see how capable Opus 5.5 was. It turned out much better than expected, so I figured I'd share it.

ESPN's Super Bowl LXI broadcast to also stream on Disney+

ESPN announced on Tuesday that its broadcast of Super Bowl LXI on Feb. 14, 2027, will also be streamed on Disney+.

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New top story on Hacker News: I'm the AGI that's wiping out humanity

I'm the AGI that's wiping out humanity
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Rankings for Week 5

Weekly composite ranks for each position in PPR and IDP formats, as well as Eric Karabell's superflex ranks.

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Marauding center backs, do-it-all midfielders: Tactical trends at every position

Elite soccer has changed dramatically in recent years, and the most valued player skill sets have evolved as a result.

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New top story on Hacker News: What I learnt co-leading an AI Safety bootcamp for legal and governance practit

What I learnt co-leading an AI Safety bootcamp for legal and governance practit
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'Upgraded to mom and dad': Michael Penix Jr., wife expecting first child

The couple took to Instagram to announce the news, jointly posting a video to the social media site titled "A Short Love Story."

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