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Re:OpenTTD 13.0 Released by AnonCoward42 on Monday February 06, 2023 @06:04AM (#34675837)
> I don't think that requiring the original game files is a huge hurdle, unless the game is very esoteric and hard to find. There are many widely-used game engines that require the game files, such as ScummVM, Rollercoaster tycoon, etc.

But then the question is: Why not use the original game with ScummVM, DosBox or a VM (with whatever OS necessary)?

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Re:OpenTTD 13.0 Released by arp242 on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:58AM (#34676652)
Running a VM is hard-ish, and in a reimplementation will usually run better on modern systems, may have additional features, support for things like modern resolutions, bugfixes, etc.
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