“Revive or Ruin? The Hidden Science of Game Remakes

how publishers untangle decades-old licensing knots before a single polygon is touched;

the forensic reverse-engineering that rebuilds lost source code line by line;

why modern engines still struggle to mimic ’90s input latency and hit-box math;

the tightrope between fan expectation (“don’t change a frame!”) and new-player access (“please add accessibility presets!”);

QA horror stories, from broken save imports to HDR shadows that blow out iconic scenes;

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