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Re:Show HN: RE3 – Reversed Engineered GTA3 Source Code by webprofusion on Monday March 11, 2024 @03:59AM (#39665737)
"Reverse Engineered" doesn't mean what you think it means. This is just looks like a copy of the actual code.
Re:Show HN: RE3 – Reversed Engineered GTA3 Source Code by colonwqbang on Monday March 11, 2024 @04:03AM (#39665756)
"to study or analyze (a device, as a microchip for computers) in order to learn details of design, construction, and operation, perhaps to produce a copy or an improved version"

Isn't that what has happened here? They decompiled the program and gave each function and variable a meaningful name, added comments and fixed some bugs.