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Will Classic Games Disappear Forever?
Knightfall writes "Who doesn't remember pumping tons of quarters into games like Joust and Tron? I shudder at the thought of what could have become of that large quantity of money. Well, it seems remembering those games may soon be all that is left. As companies are dropping support, but not property rights to our old favorites, many are in danger of vanishing forever. There are a few trying to prevent this though. An article in Wired tells a little about it. I for one still find these games, on a pure gameplay level, better than most anything out there currently. What can we do to prevent them from no longer being available?"
Who doesn't remember pumping tons of quarters into games like Joust and Tron?
Me.
Shortly after my video game phase, I got heavily into pot.
Oops, what the hell was I thinking?!!!
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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As a geek, if you don't already have your favorite roms and emulators burned to cd, you simply don't deserve to play the classics.
It's like second on the list right after the pr0n get's archived. Geez, what are you guys doing all this time?
Seriously, buy a used machine, learn to keep it repaired and running (or find someone who can), and enjoy! I enjoy classic pinball machines and that's what I did. I play them almost every day, worth every penny.
So... enjoying the single life, eh? My game room got turned into a spare bedroom... not that we have that many guests, but *just in case* was her reason (sigh).
-- If god wanted me to have a sig, he'd have given me a sense of humor.
What is this lim mit of which you speak? I am aware of no such attribute on copyrights. Well, I remember learning of them when reading your history files, but if I remember correctly, they were abolished in the early 21st century, before you even had warp, hyoo-mon!
AHHH!!! Flashbacks!!! AHHHH!!!! Make it stop!!! AHHH!!!!!!11