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We Might Be About To Lose A Powerful Force In The World Of Video Game Preservation (www.timeextension.com)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Hat tip to Kevin Bunch: https://bsky.app/profile/atariarchive.org/post/3lnzvdhowhc26

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[–] [email protected] 74 points 5 days ago

Currently, in our bank account, we have £2100 (around $2800). It's not even enough to pay the rent for one month," explains Joseph Redon, head of the Japanese Game Preservation Society. He's describing the end of the non-profit organisation he set up in 2011 with the aim of properly safeguarding Japanese gaming history before it is lost forever.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 days ago

shit like this is why piracy will always be a net positive

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Alarmist headline.

The honest one:

NPO Game Preservation Society wants your donations to keep them afloat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't understand why can't they put all the software to different torrent trackers. There are enthusiast seeders who will keep distributing stuff