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"In a recent move against the archiving of video game history, publishers have
finally come clean on why they dislike retro games so much.
The recent legal case regarding the archiving of video games, which was
helpfully collated at
Games Radar, is finally over. Unfortunately, the final
ruling is firmly against making gaming history available to all.
This is an obviously awful and sad move culturally, but it will also affect
people who will want to make games in the future.
After all, imagine not being able to go to a library and read the works of
Charles Dickens, E.M. Forster or any other historical author. Without ready
access to the history of literature, what could anyone hope for its future?
Likewise with games, we all need access to the formative titles that have
shaped the medium. They are akin to being the required reading before you even
step into the world of actually making games.
However, the motivation behind this protectionism is profoundly disappointing.
Again, it comes from the festering den of iniquity: games publishing."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
