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Re: Portal 64 – A demake of Portal for the Nintendo 64

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It's worth mentioning that the author has a YouTube channel[1] where he periodically posts videos showcasing updates he's made to the game over time. I'm surprised there isn't a link or even any kind of screenshots of the game on the Github repo, even if it is still very early in development.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/@happycoder1989/videos

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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 on much older hardware while still having most of the game's original features is an impressive feat.

Re: Portal 64 – A demake of Portal for the Nintendo 64

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> demake Maybe the author will explain what a “demake” is. Nope, he doesn’t. No introduction section, just straight into compiler instructions. You have to make people care about your project, and right now I don’t.

A "demake" is just a spin on "remake". Instead of remaking a game to be newer and "better", you remake it to be "older".

Edit: adding that most demakes specifically involve remaking a game on much older hardware.

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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 on much older hardware while still having most of the game's original features is an impressive feat.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

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The developer wouldn't be as talented if he didn't take on such challenging projects

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> demake Maybe the author will explain what a “demake” is. Nope, he doesn’t. No introduction section, just straight into compiler instructions. You have to make people care about your project, and right now I don’t.

If there are many Wikipedia articles, and Youtube videos with millions of views on a given concept, at what point is the burden on you the reader to already know the concept or be able to look it up and learn it quickly?
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