The Video Game History Foundation, in partnership with the Software Preservation Network, has today claimed that “87% of classic video games released in the United States are critically endangered.”
Yeah but what can you do if a lot of the companies who made the original games aren’t around anymore and didn’t sell the rights to anyone else? Even some of the people who claim piracy is immoral understand that “pirating” abandonware is perfectly fine.
*legally available, if those megacorps won't spend/earn a penny on running antiques or legacy services. The players can do it. And they need support from the law to do it, which in this case, Nintendo of America.