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A lot of times a demake is a challenge. Video game technology has evolved significantly, and being able to take a (relatively) modern video game and remake it o
by 0xC0ncord 3y ago
A lot of times a demake is a challenge. Video game technology has evolved significantly, and being able to take a (relatively) modern video game and remake it on much older hardware while still having most of the game's original features is an impressive feat.
- dark_urges 3y ago[flagged]
- sqeaky 3y agoThis person thinks this is a good use of their time. Why do we care what you think? You clearly don't care what person putting in the hard work thinks.
- dark_urges 3y agoThat’s fine. You don’t need to care what I think you can move along to the next post. I am legitimately trying to understand the concept of a “de”-make which feels to me like going backwards. If that’s his passion that’s the only explanation he needs but I’m allowed to ask the question.
- 533474 3y agoThe developer wouldn't be as talented if he didn't take on such challenging projects
- NobodyNada 3y agoExactly. I’ve spent many thousands of hours since my early teens messing around with retro games and gaming systems. I haven’t accomplished anything as “big” as this person, but I’ve gotten to work on some cool things, and through that process I learn so much more about computer architecture and low-level programming than I ever could through school or work. The time I’ve invested into that has paid off in job and educational opportunities that would not have been available to me otherwise. A hobby project that is both fun and hard is in my experience the best way to gain experience and develop my skills, regardless of whether it’s “useful”.
- theodric 3y agoPressure relief valve. People can't run at a 100% duty cycle for very long or they burn out. ASK ME HOW I KNOW
- andrepd 3y agoDo you think it's a waste for a chef to make scrambled eggs to enjoy with his family?
- dark_urges 3y ago[flagged]
- Karunamon 3y agoOpenly opining on the (harmless) ways other people choose to spend their free time is generally seen as gauche.
- slikrick 3y agoand here you are commenting on HN. Nobody asked for your input on how others spend their time
- dark_urges 3y agoIt’s freedom of speech and my opinion. You can disagree and that’s fine
- junon 3y agoWoof, glad we have you around to tell us what to do with our lives. We'd be lost otherwise!
- psychphysic 3y agoSounds like you want to hire them? Or not pay them, and tell them what they can work on?
- shepherdjerred 3y agoIs the purpose of life to only work on "useful" things? I ask that genuinely.
- dark_urges 3y agoNo that’s fair. But “de”-make is going backwards. If that’s what you like that’s great more power to you but it feels opposite to what we usually do with is build new things. But I guess it could be argued he is building a new thing even though it’s an old thing on an older thing
- shepherdjerred 3y agoI think there are two points here: The first point is more-or-less: the OP should be using their talents for something "better". I don't think this is a really interesting question. Them more interesting point is: "is this project useful?" The end product likely won't directly serve some "useful" purpose, like making money or even being played by others. On the other hand, building such a thing is _likely_ going to teach the poster a large number of useful skills that will serve them for "useful" projects.
- dark_urges 3y agoI don’t think that’s why he’s making this and sharing it is just to learn stuff, but maybe I’m wrong.
- xcv123 3y agoBy your logic, why bother playing sports? Why watch TV? Why play chess? Why build model airplanes? Why should anyone have any hobbies at all? Only work, no play. This is fun for him. And it is intellectually challenging difficult work. It improves his problem solving and technical abilities but obviously he is enjoying it as a hobby.
- danjoredd 3y agoLife isn't exclusively about being useful. Challenges like these are great for people, as it gives people a goal to reach that isn't work related.