On: OpenSC2K – An Open Source Remake of SimCity 2000

[alex_duf]

That's what openttd.org has been doing.

When they grew in popularity they gathered to completely redraw new assets from scratch.

It's a good way to kick start an MVP.

Also the technology choice doesn't really matter, there's a sweet spot where the new features outbalance the nostalgia of running the original game. At least that's what I think when I play OpenTTD

[fyfy18 → alex_duf]

On the other hand, OpenTTD was originally decompiled from a binary of TTD, where as this is being written from scratch.

[stuaxo → alex_duf]

OpenTTD didn't actually include the assets, you had to use ones from the real game (until their project to draw their own had enough).

[jordanwallwork → stuaxo]

That's what the dude just said

[bringtheaction → jordanwallwork]

Phrasing made it seem like OpenTTD bundled the original assets. stuaxo was pointing out that they did not.