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Re:OpenDiablo2 by marvin on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:38AM (#23625617)
The point is obviously as an exercise to pick apart a piece of older technology, figure out how it was built and interacts with the original assets, and create a machine that works for doing that.

If you've got a passion for software and the game in question, it's a rewarding activity in its own right, in addition to being an excellent avenue for learning new languages and tools.

Not every instance of human effort needs to push the world forward in a way that's immediately economically rewarding.

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Re:OpenDiablo2 by stefanchrobot on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @08:59AM (#23627322)
I started to write the engine for my favourite game in my favourite programming language and the experience was addictive and enjoyable beyond compare. Sadly I just couldn't justify to myself the amount of hours that I would need to spend to complete this project.
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