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Developer Reportedly Runs Super Mario 64 as a 90 FPS Mixed-Reality Desktop Build Made With Claude Code

October 30, 2026 at 21:46 EDT

Software Dev & Coding

A developer reportedly built a mixed-reality version of Super Mario 64 that appears on a physical desk and runs at 90 frames per second on a PICO headset, with the project assembled over a single weekend using Claude Code alongside the Unity and PICO command-line tools.

Mixed reality · Claude Code + Unity + PICO

A weekend build puts Super Mario 64 on a real desk

A developer reportedly used an AI coding agent to build a mixed-reality version of Mario 64 that runs at 90 frames per second on a PICO headset. The claims remain unverified, but the workflow points to how quickly headset prototypes can now move from code to device.

weekend to build

Reported end-to-end time from code generation to headset deployment.

frames per second

A common comfort target for headset viewing.

independent verifications found

Build, performance and developer identity remain unconfirmed.

What 90 FPS means in practice

Each block is one frame rendered in a single second (90 blocks total). Each frame gets about 11.1 ms.

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