Zeitgeist117 to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years ago87% of classic games are endangeredwww.videogameschronicle.comexternal-linkmessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down112
arrow-up1376arrow-down1external-link87% of classic games are endangeredwww.videogameschronicle.comZeitgeist117 to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squarefinnlinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 years agoIt’s alarming to think about losing our gaming history. How can we work together to preserve and safeguard beloved classics?
minus-square@ErevanDB@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish16•2 years agoPiracy and hard drives are pretty much the only option right now.
minus-square@Brisolo32@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoIf i had a homeserver (or just some bigger hard drives) I’d try do download every game available
minus-squareRikudou_SagelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoI tried downloading just the ones I own on GOG. Well, my NAS was full very soon.
minus-square@Netman@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 years agoLiterally 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.
It’s alarming to think about losing our gaming history. How can we work together to preserve and safeguard beloved classics?
Piracy and hard drives are pretty much the only option right now.
If i had a homeserver (or just some bigger hard drives) I’d try do download every game available
I tried downloading just the ones I own on GOG. Well, my NAS was full very soon.
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.