Even Game Boy Games Spy on You

Bro even a rerelease of a gameboy game from 2004 is spying on you 😭 Here's something from the emulator code: it sends telemetry about your game progress to Nintendo. There's quite a lot, including some things that aren't pictured, like which Pokemon you have and what level they're each at. Gender %d PlayReport Duration %d Badges %02x Total Badges %d HallOfFame %d TotalHallOfFame %d CompleteRegionalPokedex %d RegionalPokedexCnt %d

A screenshot of a social media post shows emulator source code for a 2004 Game Boy game sending detailed gameplay telemetry to Nintendo, including the player’s Pokémon, levels, badges, and progress. The joke is that even an old rerelease is portrayed as spying on the player, turning ordinary analytics into an alarming surveillance punchline. EN: A screenshot of a social media post shows emulator source code for a 2004 Game Boy game sending detailed gameplay telemetry to Nintendo, including the player’s Pokémon, levels, badges, and progress. The joke is that even an old rerelease is portrayed as spying on the player, turning ordinary analytics into an alarming surveillance punchline.

• @gentoomemes / 20163 2026-02-28