Fly Brain HubFly64 (MaleCNS plays Super Mario 64)
ornata (Jessica Paquette, @barrelshifter)
Jessica Paquette's proof-of-concept that pipes Super Mario 64 frames (from a decompiled SM64 build) into a simulated visual system of a ~100k-neuron MaleCNS v1.0 model and reads controller inputs off named descending neurons: DNg100 for movement, a DNa02/DNg13 difference for steering, DNp01/DNp10 bursts for jumping. There is no learning or reward signal, and the README says the fly mostly walks into walls and gets stuck; the author calls it 100% vibe coded. Covered by Gizmodo on 2026-09-08.
@barrelshifter on X (video poster, 2026-09-12)https://x.com/barrelshifter/status/2097004115826200898
Sources checked
Every fact above was read from these pages on the date the entry was added.
- gizmodo.com https://gizmodo.com/google-mapped-a-fruit-flys-brain-now-its-playing-doom-and-super-mario-64-2000808616
- github.com https://github.com/ornata/fly