Christian Emmer
@igir.io
Back-end software engineer • music junkie • nostalgia connoisseur • digital (and sometimes physical) hoarding enthusiast.
https://igir.io | https://emmer.dev
https://igir.io | https://emmer.dev
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Christian Emmer
@igir.io
· Jun 28
Just release Igir v4.0.0 on GitHub: github.com/emmercm/igir...
The main highlights are a visual overhaul (see gif), and TorrentZip & RVZSTD support.
I'm very proud of the work that's gone into this release; it's a big one, and I'm grateful to those who have contributed to the project in some way.
The main highlights are a visual overhaul (see gif), and TorrentZip & RVZSTD support.
I'm very proud of the work that's gone into this release; it's a big one, and I'm grateful to those who have contributed to the project in some way.
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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i'm the kind of guy who will eat some bread
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 AM
i'm the kind of guy who will eat some bread
Yeah that's about right.
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Yeah that's about right.
I liked Z-A. I thought the ending was weak and the story got in the way of the gameplay, but the gameplay was some of the most fun I've had with Pokemon. I'm interested in going back to Arceus (I know basically nothing about it).
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I liked Z-A. I thought the ending was weak and the story got in the way of the gameplay, but the gameplay was some of the most fun I've had with Pokemon. I'm interested in going back to Arceus (I know basically nothing about it).
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
This. I can't stand the burnt taste of every roast from Starbucks.
The elites don't want you to know this, but your local coffee shop's coffee is 1000x better than Starbucks. Go give them a shot!
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This. I can't stand the burnt taste of every roast from Starbucks.
It's not a good day when requests are timing out to localhost.
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It's not a good day when requests are timing out to localhost.
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I was cheering when my favorite boy showed up
October 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I was cheering when my favorite boy showed up
Also spent the night backing up two childhood GameCube memory cards that a family member found.
Does anyone know of a better process than:
1. Plug in old card
2. Back up to SDGecko
3. Swap in new card
4. Restore from SDGecko
5. Wipe SDGecko using laptop (to eliminate cross contamination)
& repeat
Does anyone know of a better process than:
1. Plug in old card
2. Back up to SDGecko
3. Swap in new card
4. Restore from SDGecko
5. Wipe SDGecko using laptop (to eliminate cross contamination)
& repeat
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Also spent the night backing up two childhood GameCube memory cards that a family member found.
Does anyone know of a better process than:
1. Plug in old card
2. Back up to SDGecko
3. Swap in new card
4. Restore from SDGecko
5. Wipe SDGecko using laptop (to eliminate cross contamination)
& repeat
Does anyone know of a better process than:
1. Plug in old card
2. Back up to SDGecko
3. Swap in new card
4. Restore from SDGecko
5. Wipe SDGecko using laptop (to eliminate cross contamination)
& repeat
My soft modded Wii never booted very reliably, it frequently froze right after the safety screen. So I spent the night dumping the NAND, wiping it, and restoring it. Haven't seen the system setup screen in a very long time. Here's hoping it continues to work!
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
My soft modded Wii never booted very reliably, it frequently froze right after the safety screen. So I spent the night dumping the NAND, wiping it, and restoring it. Haven't seen the system setup screen in a very long time. Here's hoping it continues to work!
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Now I'm getting posts on Canadian politics. The algorithm doesn't understand me at all.
This week, Bluesky has decided to show me posts about EVs and green energy from people I don't follow every third message. I exclusively follow and interact with retro gaming people. No amount of tapping "show me less of this" is helping. I don't get it.
September 26, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Now I'm getting posts on Canadian politics. The algorithm doesn't understand me at all.
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Me setting my air conditioner to 82 so the local power grid doesn't buckle for the ai data center set to 64 degrees.
September 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Me setting my air conditioner to 82 so the local power grid doesn't buckle for the ai data center set to 64 degrees.
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Hyped! I've been thinking about getting the GameCube internal V3 lately.
Getting ready to send off the first test unit for @darthcloud.blueretro.com threw together a test firmware to validate the addressable LEDs since they were a pain to solder. It's so nice to see them shine. #DreamcastBlueRetro
September 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Hyped! I've been thinking about getting the GameCube internal V3 lately.
This week, Bluesky has decided to show me posts about EVs and green energy from people I don't follow every third message. I exclusively follow and interact with retro gaming people. No amount of tapping "show me less of this" is helping. I don't get it.
September 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This week, Bluesky has decided to show me posts about EVs and green energy from people I don't follow every third message. I exclusively follow and interact with retro gaming people. No amount of tapping "show me less of this" is helping. I don't get it.
This. It felt weird to have Miyamoto introduce Koizumi the way he did. But I suppose we're allowed to move on from mistakes.
The news that Rosalina's storybook is now in Super Mario Galaxy 2 and has new pages is interesting when you consider that Koizumi had to "sneak" story into games while Miyamoto was generally against it and in fact asked Koizumi to strip the story down to the basics in Galaxy 2!
September 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This. It felt weird to have Miyamoto introduce Koizumi the way he did. But I suppose we're allowed to move on from mistakes.
The unnecessary hill that I'll die on: the word "decimate" doesn't mean what everyone thinks it means.
August 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The unnecessary hill that I'll die on: the word "decimate" doesn't mean what everyone thinks it means.
Here's my weekly rant about Nintendo's virtual game cards system being a miserable experience. I just want to play a game on my Switch 2 without turning on my Switch 1 to do the transfer, is that so hard? I don't want to leave my Switch 1 permanently docked just so I can load games.
August 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Here's my weekly rant about Nintendo's virtual game cards system being a miserable experience. I just want to play a game on my Switch 2 without turning on my Switch 1 to do the transfer, is that so hard? I don't want to leave my Switch 1 permanently docked just so I can load games.
I grew up on these streets (Valkurm Dunes)
August 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I grew up on these streets (Valkurm Dunes)
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness.
August 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness.
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that's iconic to you
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Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde
- Have a functioning model of the world
- Complete goals with reasonable consistency and success
- Are enjoyable to interact with
- Are coded efficiently
- Won't glaze you incessantly
- Won't cause a worldwide financial disaster
All things you cannot say about LLMs
- Have a functioning model of the world
- Complete goals with reasonable consistency and success
- Are enjoyable to interact with
- Are coded efficiently
- Won't glaze you incessantly
- Won't cause a worldwide financial disaster
All things you cannot say about LLMs
This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
July 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde
- Have a functioning model of the world
- Complete goals with reasonable consistency and success
- Are enjoyable to interact with
- Are coded efficiently
- Won't glaze you incessantly
- Won't cause a worldwide financial disaster
All things you cannot say about LLMs
- Have a functioning model of the world
- Complete goals with reasonable consistency and success
- Are enjoyable to interact with
- Are coded efficiently
- Won't glaze you incessantly
- Won't cause a worldwide financial disaster
All things you cannot say about LLMs
My favorite part of Donkey Kong Bananza has to be the sub plot that every elder quit their day job to become a DJ.
July 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My favorite part of Donkey Kong Bananza has to be the sub plot that every elder quit their day job to become a DJ.
What HASN'T gotten old is the "ooh banana" line when you pick up a golden banana. It's so silly, it brings me so much joy.
I'm really enjoying Donkey Kong Bananza, but I can't STAND the word Teeleport and its voice line.
July 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
What HASN'T gotten old is the "ooh banana" line when you pick up a golden banana. It's so silly, it brings me so much joy.