The Video Game History conducted a study and revealed that 87% of Classic Games are commercially unavailable. This is a preservation nightmare, so let’s break this all down.
In case you missed it, I bought EVERY Nintendo Wii U & 3DS game before the Nintendo eShop closes:
0:38 - What Is Preserved Play?
2:29 - What Is a “Classic Game“
4:05 - The Study’s Results
5:57 - How Classic Games Are Currently Being Preserved
7:45 - Regarding Piracy and Emulation
9:06 - Company Solutions
10:37 - Problems with New Hardware
12:28 - Problems with Porting
14:41 - What’s Next?
16:52 - Continuing the Preservation Conversation
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