WATaBoy compiles Game Boy code to WebAssembly, outpacing native interpreters

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A developer built a Game Boy emulator that JIT-compiles instructions to WebAssembly instead of interpreting them directly. The approach delivers faster performance than traditional native interpreters while running in the browser, showing that unconventional compilation targets can beat straightforward emulation strategies.

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