Why We Built Glitch
The story behind Glitch — how a frustrating weekend of broken emulators and sketchy ROM sites turned into a mission to build the platform we wished existed. A personal look at why game preservation matters to us.
WebRTC: How We Stream Games at 60fps
A technical deep dive into our streaming architecture. How we use WebRTC, custom video encoding, and predictive input handling to deliver console-quality gameplay over a network connection.
The Case for Game Preservation
Every year, more classic games become unplayable. Servers shut down, hardware fails, and digital storefronts vanish. We explore why preservation matters and what the gaming community can do about it.
Setting Up Your First Glitch Server
A step-by-step guide to getting Glitch running on your own hardware. From installing Docker to loading your first ROM library, we'll have you streaming games in under 15 minutes.
Founding 500: What It Means
We're capping our lifetime membership at 500 founding members. Here's what that gets you — and why we believe in rewarding the people who believe in us earliest with permanent, exclusive perks.
Latency Deep Dive: From Button to Pixel
What happens in the 50 milliseconds between pressing a button and seeing the result on screen? We trace the entire input-to-display pipeline and explain every optimization we've made along the way.