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[-] dustyData@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

I think it is. It's more akin to a renovation project. Like when venues have a 1920's pipe organ upgraded and refurbished to keep it playing. Sure the keyboard is now midi, the pump is electric instead of manual and the valves are electrically controlled now. But it keeps a masterpiece in working order and modernized for today's enjoyment. While an engineer definitely lost nights of sleep and lots of elbow grease to make it possible. It's not easy to keep such old code modern and playable.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 19 points 2 months ago

Nah, the community has been keeping it alive for decades, much better than any corporation could.

[-] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

The community updates for these sorts of things never seem to be interested in controller support and split-screen, so when those things are well supported, that's when I get excited.

[-] MurrayL@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Not to mention native console ports with crossplay multiplayer

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 points 2 months ago

Both controller support and splitscreen are available in source ports.

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

I just tried GZDoom from Flathub to try to see if these things were there, because they weren't last I checked (which was admittedly a long time ago). The game couldn't find my WADs after a few tries of trying to get it to work, even after using Flatseal. Flathub reviews indicate that those who managed to get it running were having trouble getting the game to recognize their controller. The Steam version just works. Having community source ports is great, but there's value in the company updating their official version.

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