The correlation between old hardware stuff and nostalgia is not always as rigid as people on HN tend to think. a lot of stuff like this is made by people born years after the source media(?) (I don't think this is though)
It's "just" someone making a graphics card in their free time for the hell of making one. That "just" is doing some heavy lifting.
This question is even covered in the readme.
> Why bother, you're probably asking? Well if you have to ask then perhaps you're not the right audience. :)
Right. And this is a discussion board. And I’m discussing my opinion. Is that not ok by your rules? Last time I checked HN allows dissent. Or maybe you’re just not the right audience for this discussion. ;)
There is value in going back in time to revisit old hardware. It helps you gain insight into technology today and who knows inspire someone to take a path that was missed back then. This may lead to original ideas.
Build something original then!
This is original :) It includes new functionality like multiple layers, layer priority, multiple palettes, scaled sprites, mode7, dithering, etc
I know, I was replying to the GP, whose definition of "original" this didn't fit (and that's fine, but, instead of complaining about it, they should build things).