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// MANIFESTO

The perfect handheld shouldn't take months to build.

1G1R Lab started the way most retro projects do: a new handheld, a fresh SD card, and a weekend that turned into a year. Duplicate ROMsets, region variants, broken conversions, mystery folder layouts, firmware quirks — every problem solved twice because nothing was written down.

So we wrote it down. Twelve months of research, 59,000+ games curated across 96 systems, battle-tested on 3 real devices. The lab exists so your build takes days, not months — with tools that are honest about what they do, run entirely on your machine, and never touch a file without your approval.

// WHAT WE BELIEVE

// THE LEGAL BOUNDARY

This boundary is permanent and non-negotiable. It is what allows the lab to exist in the open.

WHAT WE DO

+Publish curation metadata: names, hashes, regions, revisions.

+Build tools that organize files you already own, locally.

+Document devices, firmware and folder layouts.

+Teach preservation-minded, lawful library management.

WHAT WE NEVER DO

−Host, distribute or link to ROMs, ISOs or game media.

−Host, distribute or link to BIOS or firmware images.

−Point users to sources of copyrighted material.

−Upload, mirror or inspect your files — nothing leaves your machine.

// SUPPORT THE LAB

The lists and the CLI are free forever. Supporter tiers ($10/mo) fund new device profiles and unlock the upcoming Desktop App and Copilot Online.

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▸ Curation metadata & tools only — no ROMs, BIOS or game media hosted or linked.
▸ Your files never leave your machine. Every tool runs locally.
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