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Almost 90% of classic video games are “critically endangered” and it’s only getting worse, preservation study warns (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
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The Game Availability Study published in partnership by the Video Game History Foundation and the Software Preservation Network found that 87% of video games released in the US before 2010[...]simply aren’t in print anymore.

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[-] Quentintum@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

That's pretty much how ancient texts survived. People would write to each other at the time, asking "hey, do you know that guy who has a copy of Epictetus's Enchiridion? Could you have him send it to me, I'll make a copy and send his back". There are many ancient works that we know existed in this way because we have the letters asking for them, but the actual text of the work didn't survive.

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