aion@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago[HN] Study: 87% of classic video games are not legally availablegamehistory.orgexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: Superstonk@lemmit.onlinegames@sh.itjust.worksslackernews@lemmy.worldgaming@kbin.socialpiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comhistory@mander.xyztechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-link[HN] Study: 87% of classic video games are not legally availablegamehistory.orgaion@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square108fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: Superstonk@lemmit.onlinegames@sh.itjust.worksslackernews@lemmy.worldgaming@kbin.socialpiracy@lemmy.dbzer0.comhistory@mander.xyztechnews@radiation.party
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minus-squareVaidenKelsier@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoSure, but one person’s shovelware is another person’s cherished childhood. We should preserve what’s been created as much as reasonably possible, simply for the record.
minus-squareQuestioningEspecialy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 years agoAh, dem shovelware packs.
minus-squareSentinian@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoShovelware still deserves to be accessible IMHO. Someone out there has fond memories of some shovelware DS game and wants to give it a shot again.
minus-squarePoiar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIf you want to make a paper on “The history of fucking over video game consumers” this dataset is invaluable.
minus-squaredemonsword@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years ago There’s likely a lot of “shovelware” in that figure one man’s trash is another man’s treasure
minus-squareFiralTheSpiral@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoWhy in gods name did this make me laugh lmfao
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Sure, but one person’s shovelware is another person’s cherished childhood. We should preserve what’s been created as much as reasonably possible, simply for the record.
Ah, dem shovelware packs.
Shovelware still deserves to be accessible IMHO. Someone out there has fond memories of some shovelware DS game and wants to give it a shot again.
If you want to make a paper on “The history of fucking over video game consumers” this dataset is invaluable.
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one man’s trash is another man’s treasure
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Why in gods name did this make me laugh lmfao