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Vanishing act: 87% of classic video games are no longer available commercially | The disappearance of classic video games(www.techspot.com)

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That probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise to retro gaming enthusiasts, but those outside the gaming community might not even know there is a problem…

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True, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t preserve them just the same.

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I mean sure, preserve them. But that’s like saying we should be preserving poorly written trashy romance novels. I guess we could, but shouldn’t be a top priority for anyone.

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