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submitted 3 months ago by Kain1@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] Toes@ani.social 11 points 3 months ago

Are they using the windows CE method to make the game run?

That would be how I'd try to do it.

[-] Computerchairgeneral@fedia.io 8 points 3 months ago

Sega is definitely winning the console war now.

[-] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 4 points 3 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

[-] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Because its a challenge for the developer and therefore fun.

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

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 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

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 months ago

Spoiler, it didn't run on the test itself. It ran on hardware shoved inside the test shell if I recall right.

[-] GustavoM@lemmy.world 1 points 3 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!

[-] daddy32@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Tell us more.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I love it. Viva la Dreamcast

[-] aciDC14@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Looks like the Dreamcast isn’t just a dream anymore.

[-] amanda@aggregatet.org 2 points 3 months ago

The mouse controls must be atrocious on a console

[-] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 7 points 3 months ago

Maybe it'll make use of the official Sega Dreamcast mouse?

[-] sorghum@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

I never played it, but Diablo was officially ported to the original PlayStation

[-] Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I’ve played Devilution X on my Anbernic handheld and it was serviceable enough, I got to like level 17 before I ran out of steam on my rogue.

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