For what it’s worth, that same github user already reverse-engineered the game : https://github.com/skynettx/raptor and this one should be able to compile on modern platforms.

There is probably a story behind the source release, I wonder what it is…

Wow, incredible news! So many memories

That's not as true as it's been : they've published kernel modules as opensource. It's clearly not perfect nor comparable to what AMD or Intel do/did, but it's way better than when Linus raised that finger ;)

I’ve had a blast playing Smokin’ Guns : https://www.smokin-guns.org/downloads

(Veloren is pretty awesome too, in a completely different way : https://veloren.net/ )

End users (so to speak) usally don’t buy full parmesan wheels, anyway ;)

Totally, not to mention setting a huge precedent on the path of a better SC. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely AM excited by LK99 ;)

There are actually people (e.g. https://www.twitch.tv/andrewmccalip) who are currently trying to replicate this. But from what early (internet) experts said, even if it works, is replicable and legit, it wouldn’t allow much current through it, about a quarter of amp. Still promising, but not as groundbreaking as initially put.

For what it’s worth, I had a few great chats - while remoting - with my oldest kid upstairs. I’ve given him an old Eeepc 701, with just an ssh connection to a cli-only matrix client ; worked well, but I’ll easily admit it was a bit limited (which, in my very specific use-case, was actually a feature)

Not sure if it checks all your boxes, but you could have a look at the following (and tell us if they did) :

• https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
• https://github.com/kra-mo/cartridges