A port of the classic dungeon crawler Diablo is being developed for the Sega Dreamcast by @azi_hassan, using the Devilutin platform.

More Dreamcast goodies.

  • Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    But… why? Like I’m all for getting retro games working again when they dont, but why back port a game like this to an old console? I don’t get it

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      4 months ago

      It’s like kissing that ugly girl in a party nobody wants to partake with – it’s useless and completely unnecessary… but oh boy it sure is fun!

      • otp@sh.itjust.works
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        4 months ago

        Because its a challenge for the developer and therefore fun.

        Yes, definitely!

        It’s like making doom run on a pregnancy test.

        Wasn’t that just getting it to display on a tiny screen? The pregnancy test itself didn’t have suitable hardware, or even a suitable screen, as far as I can recall