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What are your thoughts about video game preservation? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by LiamTheBox@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I think its unnecessarily convoluted, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) are morons and need to get a life.

Including their cousins like the MPA and RIAA.

https://gamehistory.org/87percent

I am currently doing research around this topic for my University work and have created a google form for people to respond, but I need to make sure it is clean and respects everyone's privacy.

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[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Fitgirl Repacks are performing a public service by not only repacking games better, but also distilling online content caches into offline game assets to ensure the game can still run years later.

Our pirates are the best custodians we have.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would say MagiPacks might be an even better example primarily because they deal with older games. They also operate along the GOG logic of ensuring games run on modern operating systems but they do it by bundling in commonly used fan patches.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Good shout!