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Will Classic Games Disappear Forever?

Posted by michael on from the wokka-wokka dept.

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?"

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  1. TOASTER! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    toaster,toaster toaser, do you have toast in you yet i think
    so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Im not a toaster!!!!!!!!!!And one more
    thing........YOUR A TOASER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND A COOKIE WITH MILK SOAGE
    MILK!!!!!!!!!!AND A BUTT WITH POOP IN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Slashdot Morality... by Cid+Highwind · · Score: -1, Troll

    What will we do? We'll probably just use it as a way to rationalize pirating all those old games. After all, they're not copyrighted, they're "abandonware"!

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  3. Old games are disappearing because... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ... SCO found some of their IP in the games and then sued the heck out of the them.

  4. SAFE GOATSE HERE!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Come and get it!!!! w000000t!!!

  5. you suck by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    just because you suck at modern 3-d games, doesnt mean the gameplay isnt there. those old 2-d games are nothing more than button mashers with no skill to play. this is why you long for these types of games. you suck.

  6. Re:If you have the ROM ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

    "Why wouldn't the receipt of purchase be enough proof? Yes, there's nothing stopping you from reselling it, that would be illegal. It's like you buying a CD, copying it, then selling the original."

    Heh I do that with PC games all the time. Load up DiskJuggler, insert CDR, burn, sell for $45-$50 via ebay or Amazon Marketplace.

  7. Re:Mod Me Offtopic but-- Gameplay by scot4875 · · Score: 0, Troll

    merely that it could not have been done on the Dreamcast without losing something.

    I'm not interested in defending console X here from someone saying that 'Y can't be done on it.' What I am interested in, though, is what makes you qualified to offer that assessment of the Dreamcast's abilities? Do I have any reason to believe that you're not merely spouting conjecture off the top of your head?

    --Jeremy

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    Jesus was a liberal