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1. hapless · 1790443592 · focus · HN ↗

   when the author mentioned playing prince of persia on a pc-xt, i assumed this was some kind of ai-generated nonsense

   but no

   they actually did port the game to the lowest-end hardware available in 1989. you could actually play prince of persia on an 8088 with a cga card!

   1. brandonmenc · 1790445121 · focus · HN ↗

      Just about every PC game in 1989 ran on an XT with CGA.

      1. hapless · 1790453275 · focus · HN ↗

         The XT came out in 1983, it was a real piece of shit by 1989 standards

         Not to mention, the PC was a pretty, uh, "challenging" platform for video games. It amazes me someone managed to port something as graphically sophisticated as PoP to an 8088 with CGA.

         1. brandonmenc · 1790472871 · focus · HN ↗

            The XT was significantly more powerful than the Apple II in every way except color depth.
         2. InsideOutSanta · 1790496838 · focus · HN ↗

            PCs were incredibly expensive at the time, though, and barely useful. Most people didn't buy a new one every two years, despite the fast progress in hardware development. So many people, especially kids, were stuck with "ancient" hardware. I had friends who had an 8088 PC or an Apple II in the late 90s.

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