Why aren't there more open-source recreations of classic games?
225Why isn't the world of gaming awash with open-source versions of almost any classic game you care to mention?
BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT. And with that, I've saved the people who take time to read the description any need to watch 30 minutes of me scrawling on a pretend blackboard and battling at least 3 different disassembly programs to conclude that oh right, yes, the reason there is not an open-source version of Test Drive III is because IT IS DIFFICULT.
But then again you might enjoy the journey through what Test Drive III does wrong, how it could have been fixed, and why despite me not bringing a brand new reimplementation to the roster of open source engines the future of such things is looking quite a bit brighter.
mov ds, seg chapter:
0:00 Don't be the thing I mock in this intro.
0:19 I spent so long on this stupid laptop thing.
1:15 You may as well watch Yesterzine instead.
2:35 Test Drive's performance problem.
3:48 I learnt 16-bit x86 assembler and DOS for this, I hope you're happy.
6:36 A reminder of happier times.
6:47 I have replicated the problem.
7:42 Why couldn't they be bothered, eh?
8:32 Timberwolf in CGA makes bad life choices.
8:51 Let's talk about reverse engineering for a bit.
10:12 People skipping chapters counts as engagement, right?
17:18 Throw a Chris Sawyer game in, that always gets views.
18:35 IT IS DIFFICULT.
22:28 IT IS DIFFICULT, this time in reference to Test Drive 3.
23:41 An even more disappointing version of Test Drive 3.
24:05 Other people do cool and useful stuff.
26:50 The spice must flow in reverse.
27:44 Arrakis isn't the only option.
29:21 Oh wait, someone already reverse engineered it.
29:41 Do be the thing I suggest in this outro.
Games/Things Featured:
OpenTTD
OpenRCT2
Exult
ScummVM
Gran Turismo 2
Frontier: Elite 2
Captain Amphibio's 3D Frog Arranging Simulator
Test Drive III: The Passion (finally)
Test Drive II: The Duel
A really rubbish version of the DVD screensaver for MS-DOS
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Grand Prix Unlimited
Ghidra
DOSBox debug build
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
Sourcer
Sebastian Macke's Maps: https://simulationcorner.net/td3/td3.html
Spice86 Project Page: https://github.com/kevinferrare/spice86
Masm2c Project Page: https://github.com/xor2003/masm2c
There is also a C# version of Spice86: https://github.com/OpenRakis/Spice86
Yesterzine's history of DSI Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92h69Gh8TFQ
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Bonus fact: Hit Squad re-releases of Test Drive III mention the performance problems on faster PCs in the game manual. Hope you've got a Turbo button on your 486 DX2.
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