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an analysis of historical video game availability shows that only 13% of classic video games are currently commercially available across consoles and time periods, and only 3% of games prior to 1985

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[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 year ago (9 children)

As much as I support and endorse game preservation, this doesn't seem like a shocking number. I wonder what percentage of those games are actually worth playing?

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

TONS. Think about all the games from ps3 backward. Im currently playing burnout 3 again on ps2. Its ridiculous fun, looks great on the emulator. What about Little Big Planet, chronicles of riddick, metal gear solid.. The list is endless. You cant buy the game and the hardware to play it on from any store. And it depends on your definition of worth playing. Most games that arent fifa or nba will have fans that want to play it

[–] AshLassay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah for every MGS4 there are hundreds of games on the level of E.T. There was a shit ton of crap flooding the market during the Atari era, because many publishers tried to crank out as many games as possible in a short time.

[–] tuff_wizard@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Man i had E.T. On PlayStation. I was too young to realise how crap it was then but thinking back…

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