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87% of classic video games are 'critically endangered.' As a millennial, I'm worried it means a huge chunk of my childhood will disappear. (www.businessinsider.com)

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87% of classic video games are 'critically endangered.' As a millennial, I'm worried it means a huge chunk of my childhood will disappear.::Games don't stay on store shelves forever and are constantly falling out of commercial distribution.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Well, compared to books which have public archives that pretty much receive one print of each book in existance, all of those dumps come from private people. Even those emulators are created by hobbyists.

And then there are the always-online / drm ridden games that are unplayable again.

Movies have the same issues. Lots of old movies have been lost to time, only the most popular ones have been preserved. Yet again, mostly by private collectors.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

All around fair points you raise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I didn't think of the always online games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Someone is.