Selena the Retro-PrincessJul 23, 2024

I drew my #retrogaming journey

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Show threadBen CardoenJul 24, 2024
@SuperSelena64
Digital decay is a thing, part what defined culture in 1985-2005 becomes exponentially hard to reproduce 😔 It's cool that you keep it alive though. With games now requiring time limited cloud servers to run, another Achilles heel is introduced, even if hardware would be available, the auth servers would be scrapped
Show threadSelena the Retro-PrincessJul 24, 2024
@bencardoen it's true, but we (the community) have been doing a good job scraping servers to make archival versions and reverse engineering the authentication checks.
Some examples I've used are the Hawken servers, Pretendo for the WiiU, Dreamcast Live, or even the servers that allow the Ouya to log in again!
Show threadBen Cardoen
@SuperSelena64
Could you share a landing page or github org (or multiple) where this can be found? I know a few people that'd be very happy to hear about it
Jul 24, 2024 at 7:53pmWeb
Show threadSelena the Retro-PrincessJul 24, 2024

@bencardoen
The new Hawken authentication service:
https://hawakening.com/

Pretendo for WiiU (and 3DS):
https://pretendo.network/

Dreamcast Live:
https://dreamcastlive.net/

My article about getting your Ouya back online:
https://www.retrorgb.com/how-to-get-your-ouya-back-online-in-2024.html

Insignia, the original Xbox Live replacement:
https://insignia.live/

Riiconnect24 for reactivating Wii online services:
https://github.com/RiiConnect24/

These are just the ones off the top of my head, I'm sure there's many I've forgotten - but the point is servers going down is no longer a major barrier.

Hawakening