OptionalFeb 28

390TB video game archive being taken offline due to skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and hard drive prices — AI-driven supply squeeze results in closure of one of the largest online video game archives

https://lemmy.world/post/43695939

390TB video game archive being taken offline due to skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and hard drive prices — AI-driven supply squeeze results in closure of one of the largest online video game archives - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/43693666 [https://lemmy.world/post/43693666]

Show threadSuperorbitMar 1
Not myrient! I literally don’t know of an alternative that’s this good. Myrient was relatively fast and felt pretty safe. Metric-fuck ton of games too.
Show threadSpookyBogMonsterMar 1
Vimm’s Lair is still around, you just beef to run a browser script that puts the download buttons back
Show threaddatavoidMar 1
What happened to the download buttons?
Show threadSpookyBogMonsterMar 1

If you go to Vimm’s Lair right now, you’ll see, in the place of download buttons, text that says something to the effect of “This download has been removed at the request of the copyright holder”

The files are still hosted on the site, but they removed the download buttons to appease our bourgeoisie overlords. You can install a browser script that puts them back though

Show threadCriticalMiss
This is the most stupid bypass, I’m surprised this works and no one noticed. Lol
Mar 2 at 6:03amWeb
Show threadSpookyBogMonsterMar 2
It’s some real looney tunes shit, and is banking (seemingly correctly, because this has been ongoing for a few years now) on these copyright holders not understanding how the internet works
Show threadsamus12345Mar 2
Emuparadise has been doing this for around 7 years now.