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Vanishing act: 87% of classic video games are no longer available commercially | The disappearance of classic video games (www.techspot.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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That probably doesn't come as much of a surprise to retro gaming enthusiasts, but those outside the gaming community might not even know there is a problem....

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[–] BloodyFable@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who is the author of a video game, however? It's a collaborative effort of hundreds of people, sometimes.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's a good point that certainly complicates things. Thanks to your comment, I also found this!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_protection_of_video_games