AI-powered retro game ports are fracturing the decomp community

AI coding tools have drastically sped up decompilation and porting of retro games, with hobbyists releasing mobile ports of Halo, Wind Waker and Ocarina of Time within weeks. A community site tracking decomp projects shut down, saying AI has broken the collaborative scene and enabled hostile forks that build on others' work.

• AI cut decompilation timelines from years to weeks
• A decomp tracking site shut down over AI-driven hostile forks
• Over 90% of classic games are rated critically endangered
• An AI consultant built ports of Ocarina of Time and others in weeks