Well, I have to say that I personally agree with this statement. I love using assembly at any chance I can get; I love finding new things, discovering uncharted algorithms, craftily shrinkifying code. I love being able to add functionality that never existed in the game before. I love taking a problem, and being able to use my skills to come up with an effective and clever solution. I love it because it's powerful, and I love it because it's hard. In short, I love assembly for assembly's sake, and that's why I hack so damn much.