Two recompilation projects are tackling the PS1 — but only one's doing it without Claude

Well hello there!Thank you for putting up with (and even sending over kind words about) last week's change from your regularly scheduled programming. The response to Warp Point has been way beyond what I expected or even hoped for — it's been a lot of work to put together, and I expected to get a little buzz from a few indieweb diehards going "oh, neat." But gamers really are psyched about a webring in 2026! Who woulda thunk.We've now got more than 170 sites on the directory as of this writing, and I was invited on the Aftermath Hours podcast to talk more about this whole thing. But enough of that. Where were we?Ah, that's right: EMULATION! That's what we do around here. Since I kept you waiting an extra week, this is a pretty beefy issue, with two interviews — one about a project I've been keeping my eye on for the past month or so, and a translation that just popped up in like, the last 48 hours. We've got a fun spread of news, how-it's-made process, and shooting AI the bird.Yes,…