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Nina Velasquez
HOMEBREW DEV CORRESPONDENT — STARESBACK.GG
Nina covers homebrew development for vintage consoles — 6502 for NES, 65C816 for SNES, Z80 for Master System, ARM7 for GBA — plus the modern tooling (NESmaker, NESFab, ASM6, devkitARM) that makes new games on dead hardware actually possible in 2026. She's shipped two of her own homebrew releases under permissive licenses, which is why she's allowed to be opinionated about other people's.
On the record
- Two shipped homebrew releases (NES, GB) under CC-BY-SA
- Active contributor to NESdev wiki and forums
- Reads original opcode-level disassembly without complaining
- Has opinions about NESFab vs. cc65 and will share them unprompted
Contact: info@instalinkoteam.com · Site policies: about, legal · Library credits: attribution file.
POSTS — EDITED & FACT-CHECKED
Are Emulators Legal? The Honest Guide (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-11The 10 Best Free NES Homebrew Games (Playable in Your Browser)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 12 MIN READ · 2026-06-11What Is Homebrew? How Hobbyists Keep Dead Consoles AliveEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-11How to Play Retro Games Online — No Downloads, No Piracy (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Cave Story: The Freeware Masterpiece That Changed Indie GamesEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Analogue 3D Firmware Hits v1.3.0: Memories and a 900+ LibraryEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 8 MIN READ · 2026-06-11MiSTer Multisystem 2 Ships, £204 and No DE10-NanoEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Analogue 3D Firmware 1.3.0 Adds Save States in 2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Miyoo Mini Plus vs RG35XX: 8hr Battery, $50 War (2026)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 12 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Retrode 2 ROM Dumping: 12 Steps, 30 Min (2026 Guide)EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 8 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Batocera 43 Download: 12 Steps to Flash in 40 MinutesEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 9 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Retroid Pocket 6 (2026) Review: 8.5/10, Ships JanEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Retroid Pocket 6 (2026) Review: 8/10 at $244EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 12 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Retroid Pocket 6 Review (2026): A $230 Snapdragon G2 WinEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-11MiSTer Multisystem²: The 2025 FPGA Leap Heber MadeEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Nintendo Direct June 2026: 50 Minutes of Late-2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 7 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Analogue 3D Firmware 1.3.0 Adds Memories in 2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Analogue Pocket Firmware v2.5: 2025’s Quiet FixesEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 11 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Miyoo Mini Plus vs RG35XX: 2026 Retro Handheld ComparisonEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Retroid Pocket 6 vs Pocket 5, Flip 2, G2: 2026EDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 13 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Retroid Pocket in 2026: the sensible handheld familyEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 9 MIN READ · 2026-06-11Video Game Preservation in 2026: Archives vs. ObsolescenceEDITED & FACT-CHECKED · 10 MIN READ · 2026-06-11