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by seejayseesjays 1439 days ago
Maybe you're right. I'm curious as to what situations would make it advantageous, though.
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Make old games playable again. Use professional software you can’t afford to buy or don’t have affordable access to in order to develop your skills (seems ethical to me, though it’s disputable).

Use software for which you have legitimate access to a Windows version but you need it on another OS.

The personal satisfaction and skill demonstration of doing reverse engineering (RIP fravia).