Oh but it is also kinda interesting that when I specifically asked about an example for such a "corrupted file" and a diff I didn't get any response at all.
So anyone know what all of this is about?
Esp. because some mentioned them injecting or modifying the files I'm now also kinda interested in this from a #infosec perspective...
Lamentablmente #myrient a muerto por completo, y no, esto no es una broma del dia de los inocentes, la pagina murió por los altos costes de almacenamiento, por suerte un grupo preservó la mayor cantidad de roms posible que ofrecia myrient, el proyecto se llama minerva archive, por ahora está colapsado pero ya es cuestion de darle algo de tiempo.
#myrient ist offline. Mit dem Abschalten der Server am 31.03.2026 ist eines der bekanntesten (illegalen) Videospiel-Archive verschwunden. Desiderate sind verstreut, Teile der Community haben ganze Abschnitte der über 390 Terrabyte "gesichert". Manche Teile mögen für immer verloren sein. Die Gründe: zu teure Hardware, rechtliche Risiken, vermutlich auch KI-Scraping.
Bemerkenswert ist aber: Das größte Archiv basiert auf US-Recht, Abandonware und (illegalen) Kulturpraktiken.
Guys, get out your Internet Archive accounts. A video game repository called Myrient is closing down tomorrow, and a staggering 390+ terabytes of data will disappear with it. I am currently saving webpages at /Eggman's Arcade Repository/!EXTRAS/. Unfortunately, nearly all the saves are 404 errors, even though the files can still be downloaded directly from the site, so we may need to upload them.
#dataHoarder #dataHoarding #dataPreservation #gamePreservation #gaming #InternetArchive #Myrient
385TB of gaming history almost vanished forever.
A Reddit army backed it all up in under 3 weeks. Not one file lost. 🎮
Torrents are live. Here's what happened 👇
https://geekrealmhub.com/fans-saved-myrient-385tb-video-game-archive/
Tom’s Hardware: 385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient has been ‘100% backed up’ and validated, torrents being generated. “A member of the Save Myrient community has announced that the colossal video games archive has been ‘100% backed up!’ This retro-gaming resource was on the precipice of collapsing last month after collection admins revealed that insufficient funding, rising […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/17/toms-hardware-385tb-video-game-archive-saved-by-fans-myrient-has-been-100-backed-up-and-validated-torrents-being-generated/
Tom’s Hardware: 385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient has been ‘100% backed up’ and validated, torrents being generated. “A member of the Save Myrient community h…
La comunidad de fans salva a Myrient, los 385 TB de videojuegos se pueden descargar por Torrent
La comunidad de fans salva a Myrient, los 385 TB de... #myrient #torrent #retroinformatica
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