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Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by grimgrin » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 4:45 AM UTC

metadat wrote: post #7

grimgrin wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you asking for the Shareware version? Otherwise prob the wrong place to ask ;) I'll say this: archive.org is quite the trove for things of this nature

I know I have it backed up somewhere but don't have the easy-search filesystem setup yet for tens of PB. No worries.

(It's on archive.org, they're really good at not caring. Except that isn't working out very well for them maybe)

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by unixhero » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 4:57 AM UTC

What happened to the source code ? Or was it Diablo 3? I can't remember. I remember they released the symbol files by mistake or something. I was under the Impression that we would be playing Diablo on every toaster in town by now.

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by trissylegs » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 5:09 AM UTC

unixhero wrote: post #12

What happened to the source code ? Or was it Diablo 3? I can't remember. I remember they released the symbol files by mistake or something. I was under the Impression that we would be playing Diablo on every toaster in town by now.

It links to https://github.com/diasurgical/devilution. WHich explains it: Climax Studios was contracted to make a Playstation port. And it ended up being shipped with the debug symbols still in the game executable. The pc version also has a lot of debug information still in the game files. So reversing engineering the source was made a lot easier.

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by tjpnz » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 5:14 AM UTC

I have such fond memories of Blizzard from back then. Such a shame at what they've become.

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by 00s_enthusiast » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 5:19 AM UTC

Counterstrike 1.6 in the browser for those who like quick trips down memory lane: https://play-cs.com

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by kubatyszko » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 5:30 AM UTC

It's so good, even the old trick for copying items works !

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by m12k » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 5:48 AM UTC

tjpnz wrote: post #14

I have such fond memories of Blizzard from back then. Such a shame at what they've become.

Does it ever happen that a company manages to grow that big and not become something like that?

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by ralusek » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 5:48 AM UTC

m12k wrote: post #17

tjpnz wrote: post #14

I have such fond memories of Blizzard from back then. Such a shame at what they've become.

Does it ever happen that a company manages to grow that big and not become something like that?

I think that the only way for large companies to stay cool is to remain private.

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by truemotive » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 6:07 AM UTC

metadat wrote: post #4

Anyone have the MPQ handy? Or DII, I'm craving it.

it’s out there :)

Re: Diablo 1 for Web Browsers

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Post by vintermann » Sat, Aug 20, 2022, 6:19 AM UTC

ralusek wrote: post #18

m12k wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does it ever happen that a company manages to grow that big and not become something like that?

I think that the only way for large companies to stay cool is to remain private.

In the games business, Valve is surprisingly OK. Also they're private and not interested in becoming part of a roll-up. I don't think those things are unrelated.