A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.

I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.

Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.

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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Your nostalgia is a bad reason for starting anything really. Most hopefully you won't push your nostalgia on your children and force them to play outdated games.

It's a dark path. Next you might start making them watch outdated films, maybe even reading outdated books. Before you know it you're teaching them pre WWII history and Newtonian mechanics.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

History is important, although more recent history books have better evidence and data than old ones. Literature, generally, ages well, although it's mostly survival bias. A lot of it perishes without any loss to the society. Movies sorta age well. Again, only some. Games don't age well.

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Games don't age well.

football
"the floor is lava"
chess
nibbles/snake
myst
snakes and ladders
age of empires
skyrim