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Pushing Buttons: Why it’s getting harder to play your old favourite games | Guardian UK

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/jul/12/pushing-buttons-playing-old-video-games

Pushing Buttons: Why it’s getting harder to play your old favourite games

In this week’s newsletter: A new report says 87% of games released before 2010 are no longer commercially available – and it’s a huge loss for the art form

The Guardian
Jul 12, 2023 at 12:25pmWeb
Show threadMax : Max MaxJul 12, 2023

@obsoletemediauk it's a sin that you can't even buy Unreal Tournament (1999) digitally anymore. Kids will have to grow up without experiencing the second best arena shooter of all time.

It's like them not being able to watch Casablanca (Quake 3 being Citizen Kane of this tortured similie.)

#gaming #fps

Show threadDan HanlyJul 12, 2023
@max @obsoletemediauk I don't see why modern consoles and PCs can't come equipped with some emulation to make old games backwards compatible. I'm sure they'd make a mint of emulating old games if there were a legitimate storefront for purchasing and downloading them.
Show threadSteveJul 12, 2023
@max @obsoletemediauk imagine spending your whole life not knowing the joy of Orbb