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A model writes a console emulator from scratch half the time

development2026-05-15

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Mechanize's evaluation asks a model to write a Game Boy Advance emulator from scratch within twenty-four hours, and GPT-5.5 already clears it 53.2% of the time.

Reported metric: 53.2%

Reporting date: 2026-05-15 (not necessarily the event date)

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A model writes a console emulator from scratch half the time
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Reporting date: 2026-05-15
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-15-an-emulator-from-scratch-in-a-day
Claim: Mechanize's evaluation asks a model to write a Game Boy Advance emulator from scratch within twenty-four hours, and GPT-5.5 already clears it 53.2% of the time.
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- Welcome to May 15, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-15-2026
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