Behind the Scenes: Dev Joins Cursor, Uses AI to Reverse-Engineer Wii for Promo Video
dean_rie · x · 2026-08-06
Developer @mattyp announced joining the Cursor team to focus on DevEx and education, sharing the technical breakdown of a creative promo video made for Cursor.
- Environment: Used Dolphin Emulator on Mac to run a Wii system and screen-recorded in 4K.
- AI Reverse-Engineering: Leveraged Cursor with Grok 4.5 to dig into Dolphin system files, modifying the Wii menu's look and adding custom channels/messages.
- Format Handling: Overcame obtuse Wii system graphic formats (TPL, BRLYT, BRLAN) by installing Homebrew to duplicate and modify existing assets, bypassing format barriers.
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