• HrabiaVulpes
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    14 days ago

    There is a reason many good old games can’t be easily played on modern hardware.

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      14 days ago

      If you’re not allergic to 5-10 minutes of looking at protondb or other resources to understand how to get the game running, this isn’t a problem.

      I’ve not yet found a difficult process for getting old games running. They’ve been around so long that the community has typically documented everything you need to know to get up and running.

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        14 days ago

        I mean… I am used to getting things like modding skyrim on linux, so this is not really a topic needed to preach to me.

        But I met countless people who will give up after three repeats of basic installation attempt.

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        14 days ago

        Exactly why I added the world “easily”. Those who can and know often overestimate what average person can and know.

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          You can pay more if you just want the Nintendo or Blizzard official remaster. But all the stuff is accessible