At the end of the day, this is not a competition for who is the best coder/ porter. I don’t claim I am and have no issue stating that, without AI, I would not be able to do this. If you are looking for a pure humanly made port, this ain’t it.
My philosophy is less about the process and more about the outcome. I am trying to get games from my childhood available on the console of my childhood, in a form that is (hopefully) as true as possible to what it would look and feel like back then (so no weird mash ups or things like that) and adding as many new features as possible. As part of that, I’m trying to make ‘home’ modes as unique and interesting as possible. I also enjoy the interaction with the community, who is catching issues neither I or the AI caught and making the port more ‘human’.
At the end of the day I’m not here to convince anyone this is good or bad. If you enjoy it, you are welcome. If you don’t, I respect it and there are many options out there.