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When I visit a restaurant and try a dish I really like, I often feel inspired to <b>replicate it at home</b>. This impulse isn’t limited to food—it’s a mindset I also apply to <b>software</b>. I see a <strong>feature</strong> or <strong>service</strong> and think, <i>“I can do that, maybe even better.”</i>
I felt this <strong>hobby project</strong> was worth sharing, especially given the interesting <strong>technology stack</strong> I used. In many ways, this project mirrors and, in some cases, improves upon the functionality of <strong>Nintendo’s online Pokémon storage service</strong>, <strong>Pokémon Home</strong>.
Even though I don’t play <strong>video games</strong> much anymore due to the demands of <strong>adult life</strong>, I had been brainstorming this project for months. During my trips, I worked on <strong>diagrams</strong>, <strong>schematics</strong>, and <strong>mockups</strong> for the system. I also assembled a list of features I wanted to implement, along with the <strong>hardware</strong> and <strong>network topology</strong>, <strong>technology stack</strong>, and resources for <strong>video documentation</strong>. It also served as a great excuse to brush up on my <strong>English</strong> and <strong>video editing skills</strong>, which had gotten rusty after a five-year hiatus.
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When I visit a restaurant and try a dish I really like, I often feel inspired to replicate it at home. This impulse isn’t limited to food—it’s a mindset I also apply to software. I see a feature or service and think, “I can do that, maybe even better.”
I felt this hobby project was worth sharing, especially given the interesting technology stack I used. In many ways, this project mirrors and, in some cases, improves upon the functionality of Nintendo’s online Pokémon storage service, <strong>Pokémon Home</strong>.
Even though I don’t play video games much anymore due to the demands of adult life, I had been brainstorming this project for months. During my trips, I worked on diagrams, schematics, and mockups for the system. I also assembled a list of features I wanted to implement, along with the hardware and network topology, technology stack, and resources for video documentation. It also served as a great excuse to brush up on my English and video editing skills, which had gotten rusty after a five-year hiatus.
For the frontend, I used a custom-built library, <strong>GBAMEM</strong>, which tracks the running emulator, retrieves base pointers, and maps them to the game’s memory address. The library interacts with a cut-down version of my <strong>pokecrystal</strong> wrapper to extract game data in a more user-friendly format, allowing me to convert memory data into JSON objects for seamless Pokémon uploads and downloads.
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