87% of classic games are endangered
87% of classic games are endangered
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.”
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It’s alarming to think about losing our gaming history. How can we work together to preserve and safeguard beloved classics?
9 0 ReplyPiracy and hard drives are pretty much the only option right now.
16 0 ReplyIf i had a homeserver (or just some bigger hard drives) I'd try do download every game available
2 0 ReplyI tried downloading just the ones I own on GOG. Well, my NAS was full very soon.
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Literally all these games have been easily downloadable via roms for decades. And they'll all enter public domain soon enough.
Just because they aren't available on a "modern digital storefront" doesn't mean they're going extinct.
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