I've been looking into a fascinating little #PS2 preservation project. Developer Ahmad Hassan is working to restore the original character models from #EverQuest Online Adventures, the old #Sony MMORPG that disappeared in 2012
It's painstaking reverse-engineering work, and still unfinished, but I love seeing people preserve these forgotten corners of #PlayStation and #Gaming history
I've written a very little piece about it here:
https://gardinerbryant.com/bringing-back-the-forgotten-faces-of-everquest-online/
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