Fernando built a Pokémon 3D mod running on Mac, and Jeff got SpaghettiKart, a native port of Mario Kart 64, running directly on iPhone. SpaghettiKart is an open-source project hosted on GitHub under HarbourMasters, the same group behind other decompilation-based ports. These are not emulators. They are compiled native binaries running on the hardware.
The episode also goes somewhere more interesting than tech demos: a direct conversation about why technology feels less exciting now than it used to, and what it means to use the same device for years at a time. That tension between novelty and utility is worth hearing argued out loud by two people who cover this industry daily.
The SpaghettiKart GitHub link is the most immediately actionable thing here for readers who want to try this themselves. The Pokémon mod discussion gives context for how far fan-built tools have come on Apple silicon. Read the full episode breakdown or watch the video to get the specific setup steps and the hardware each host is running.
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