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Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Not in any way defending Nintendo - seriously, fuck them, I will pirate their entire catalogue and not feel one iota of guilt.

But, what mix of those 87% of games no longer commercially available fall into one of these three categories:

  1. yearly releases of game franchises (e.g. FIFA/NFL/NHL/NBA ‘94, ‘95, ‘96 etc.)
  2. unofficial releases (e.g. bootleg Christian NES carts)
  3. impossible to re-release 1:1 due to music licensing issues (anything with EA TRAX, Vice City/San Andreas etc.)

So I guess what I’m asking is, what percentage of those games aren’t economically viable to resell, or are stuck in licence limbo?