Back in 1996 I purchased Diablo for $50 at Babbage's; as almost everyone agrees it was an amazing game at that time. Seeing it on GOG, I rushed to buy it again for $10. The game was worth every penny of that $50 in 1996 The key question is whether the game is worth $10 now. As others have noted, the game is simply the 1996 Diablo configured to run properly under modern operating systems-there are no real improvements or meaningful new features. As such, the game is as good as it ever was; but gaming has obviously progressed dramatically since 1996. Because of this, new players who know only modern games will probably find the graphics laughable and the game play rather clunky. That said, Diablo is still a solid game if one can look beyond the wall of time and enjoy the game for what it is. To use an analogy, games like chess, Axis & Allies, and Risk are still fun even though they are old (and chess is ancient). For old players who remember Diablo fondly, that $10 can be well spent--playing Diablo through the haze of nostalgia can take you back to those good old days. This is analogous to buying an old record you used to listen to, or watching old episodes of a TV you used to love (like the X-Files). Who cares how well it has really stood up to the ravages of time when it can make you feel the joys of the past? In closing, one way to look at buying Diablo now is to think about what you would do if someone offered you a mint condition high end gaming rig (loaded with Windows 95) from 1996 for 1/5 of the original price. Sure, you could actually buy a pretty good modern PC for that same price...but think of the memories that might awaken when you see Windows 95 boot up. Of course, if you have no memories of that, the PC would just be an expensive purchase of something that was awesome once upon a time and your money might be better spent elsewhere.
