TIL 87 percent of video games made prior to 2010 are unavailable for purchase anywhere

87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundation

New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable

however they are available for download everywhere

It's a real problem! Honestly there should be a law that companies have to make source code available if they aren't going to sell their back catalogs

I don’t know why but even with emulation this feels like a massive bummer :/

Genuinely, I’m more excited about playing Pikmin 2 again than Pikmin 4.

Emulation is preservation.

You might appreciate what @archive.orghttps://archive.org/details/emulation

The Emulation Station

Using the EMULARITY, a loading system of browser-based emulators, it is possible to play hundreds of thousands of programs, games and applications from previous years at the Internet Archive. Click to...

I often wonder how much literature was lost to time in this same way. That said these concerns about digital distribution are likely only going to complicate maters esp since games can be remotely wiped and making backups is still taboo

Emulation is preservation.

People mock us for re-releasing Skyrim but I’d much rather have it be available forever than lost to time. (Morrowind and Oblivion are still available too!)

Are there roms?