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an analysis of historical video game availability shows that only 13% of classic video games are currently commercially available across consoles and time periods, and only 3% of games prior to 1985 (social.coop)

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an analysis of historical video game availability shows that only 13% of classic video games are currently commercially available across consoles and time periods, and only 3% of games prior to 1985

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[-] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 1 year ago

As much as I support and endorse game preservation, this doesn't seem like a shocking number. I wonder what percentage of those games are actually worth playing?

[-] bilb@lem.monster 4 points 1 year ago

I'm actually a bit surprised by how high it is.

[-] jonny@social.coop 3 points 1 year ago

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that's fair. I think they are approaching it as archivists rather than as gamers - preserving cuktur artifacts regardless if they're good or not