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Nostalgia trip: This is how "Diablo 1" plays in "Diablo 3"

Philipp Rüegg
6.1.2017
Translation: machine translated

Blizzard has recreated "Diablo 1" in "Diablo 3" to mark its 20th anniversary. The gates of hell are now open and you can play through the retro levels. Pure nostalgia for "Diablo" fans.

The sound, the movements and the pixelated graphics. It warms my heart immediately. The corpse in front of the cathedral lies unchanged, as if it has been waiting for 20 years for me to search it again for loot. Just like back then, it marks the start of 16 eerie levels that await brave adventurers until they come face to face with the hell lord Diablo himself at the end.

This nostalgia trip was made possible by Blizzard with the Anniversary Patch 2.4.3, which was released to mark the 20th anniversary of "Diablo". This means that "Diablo 3" owners can now enjoy "The Darkening of Tristram". An annual event that will only be playable in January.

Homage instead of remastered

Blizzard recommends taking a level 1 character. Presumably so that you get the real "Diablo" feeling once again and you also unlock an achievement with it.

How do you even get there?

No matter how thick and demonic the Butcher is, for me it's one of the games of my childhood

Don't miss this opportunity. The familiar sound alone put a big grin on my face and the encounter with the Butcher was almost like back then. The fat butcher is still dishing it out. Blizzard has also hidden a few interesting easter eggs. All in all, a marvellous piece of nostalgia.

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As a child, I wasn't allowed to have any consoles. It was only with the arrival of the family's 486 PC that the magical world of gaming opened up to me. Today, I'm overcompensating accordingly. Only a lack of time and money prevents me from trying out every game there is and decorating my shelf with rare retro consoles. 

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