Half-Life remake Black Mesa is getting a remake… in the original Half-Life engine

pcgamer.com:

The modders behind Black Mesa (originally Black Mesa: Source) spent around 15 years remaking Half-Life in Valve's Source engine. It was a massive and ambitious undertaking, and it was—to borrow a line from another Valve game—a huge success. While Black Mesa sticks to the structure of Half-Life it also expands the game, adding far more detail and drama, and even redesigning many of the levels. It's both a worthy tribute to and a masterful reimagining of the classic sci-fi shooter.

Now another group of modders is taking Black Mesa and… let me just check that I've got this right… remaking it in Half-Life 1's engine?

Yep. This is a thing that is happening. The mod is called Black Mesa Classic, and it's a demake of the Black Mesa remake, bringing the updated version of Half-Life back into the original game's engine. That's… interesting.

The mod project was actually announced back in 2019, so it's been underway for a while, but it just came to my attention with news that a demo of one level, We've Got Hostiles, had been released for people to try. Unfortunately, that demo was removed the same day it was uploaded due to «a last minute issue,» but it'll be back up «as soon as it is fixed,» according to the modders. Hopefully that won't be long, because I'm genuinely curious to take a look at it.

«This is a GoldSRC project aimed to remake Black Mesa: Source with Half-Life assets on PC,» says the mod's page on Moddb.com. «Our main vision for this is to give a new look to the original Half-Life in the original engine, adding more realism and immersion, making Half-Life more enjoyable and giving long life to GoldSRC.»

The other goal is to make this version of Black Mesa playable for anyone on any sort of PC. Got an old laptop or