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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

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Gaming corporations are doing their damnedest to get rid of emulation and piracy on top of getting rid of original versions of these games. Sure, we can re-download these things from piracy sites but keep in mind that these sites are constantly being attacked by copyright ghouls. Archive.org or your favourite rom or torrent site might not be around tomorrow. The internet is becoming increasingly corporate and restricted and it's important that these things not be lost to time and the only versions left are bastardised "remasters" locked behind a subscription to be ended anytime or until the next bastardised remaster comes along.

And if you're lucky enough to own a physical copy of a game, learn how to dump that shit onto a computer.

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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How expensive are these, how difficult to set up, how safe do they make you and what are quality, safe ones to subscribe to?

I use mullivad vpn. It's like 5 bucks a month and you download a thing. Either you press 'connect' or you go into settings to set it to automatically connect when you boot up. It's about as cheap and easy as anything.

[–] TheLepidopterists@hexbear.net 2 points 7 months ago

Thank you I'll look into this one also!