One of the shoulder buttons on my old #NintendoDS is failing… 🫤

This is one reason why I like #PC #gaming: failing input devices can be repaired/replaced separately from the computer and display. And even if I get an entirely new PC, my old games will still work, going back 45 years.

Unless their code does something so outrageously unwise that Microsoft bans them, that is. Looking at you, #SafeDisc.

The biggest benefit of #SafeDiscShim for people who want to play their old games off discs is that it amends the main issues with #SafeDisc without technically bypassing copy protection. #PCGames #RetroGaming

Utility breaks the shackles of SafeDisc optical disc DRM for #retrogamers — SafeDiscShim restores playability for classic #PC titles
https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/utility-breaks-the-shackles-of-safedisc-optical-disc-drm-for-retro-gamers-safediscshim-restores-playability-for-classic-pc-titles

"SafeDiscShim is a compatibility tool that allows for #SafeDisc protected games which utilize the insecure Macrovision Security Driver ("secdrv.sys") to run on modern versions of Windows which have said driver blacklisted."

https://github.com/RibShark/SafeDiscShim