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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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[-] Crow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Yes judge it’s an archive of classic games. Well yes, I have to play them so I can archive save files as well. It’s an archive, not a rom library. 🙂

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