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Image reference (original game): Insaniquarium! Deluxe · original-game screenshot, provided by IGDB. Image rights remain with their respective owners. This illustrates the referenced original game, not the actual visuals of this rewrite or mod.

Source maintainer: ITSTDMCC · Revision: 276648b13ea3 · Catalogued: 2026-10-12

Source license: Documentation license not confirmed · Article: Independent introduction

This is an independently written project introduction, not a reproduction or translation of the README. Documentation permission is unconfirmed or limited in scope. Read the linked repository for the full instructions. Feature and progress claims come from the source documentation and have not been independently playtested here.

This project is a Rust and Bevy reimplementation of PopCap’s Insaniquarium Deluxe. The README describes it as a personal self-education effort that aims to be as faithful to the original as possible while adding modern quality-of-life features. It states that the code was built primarily by AI, so users are told to run it at their own risk. No game data is included; users must supply their own copy of the original game.

The README lists several additions, including a middle-click toggle for hold-to-collect, an experimental F1 debug menu, window scaling that preserves the 4:3 aspect ratio, and optional HD art. The HD art is not bundled; it is generated locally from the user’s own game files using Real-ESRGAN to upscale images and fonts 4x, then rendered at 60 fps. Without the flag, the original art is used. These features are presented as experimental or optional, and their stability is not guaranteed.

Technically, the project separates game classes, required PopCap framework pieces, and a Bevy host layer, and uses libopenmpt for MO3 music. The README also documents environment-variable hooks for scripted, headless testing, snapshots, and autoplay. It acknowledges differences from the original, such as links being logged instead of opened, update checks always failing, and registration codes not being verified. Overall, it is an educational, experimental rewrite that does not claim to be complete or stable.