The Video Game History Foundation and Software Preservation Network have released a new study that finds 87% of classic games are not available.
According to the Video Game History Foundation, an association working for the archiving and preservation of media related to game history; in the USA 87% of classic games are sold out, There is no problem in accessing the remaining 13%. This study, which was done to prove the amount of video games that are facing disappearance day by day, also proved why these games should be kept in media form.
The Video Game History Foundation also notes that this work has almost been published before 2010. It covers more than 4000 games and he said that the Game Boy game is also included in it.
87% of games released before 2010 are missing
Although it is relatively difficult to define a classic game, we can say that, with the simplest definition, games released before 2010 fall into the category of classic games. Expressing that it examines all classic games, the association examined more than 4000 video games in total. Volunteer teams from the Video Game History Foundation community and the Washington University School of Information said it took about 4 months to determine if each game was released.
association, data April 15, 2023 He said it covers the period up to date.
Videogame History Foundation, warned that the protection of games is in danger of getting worse due to the nature of digital stores and services.
One of the most common and easy ways to access classic games. piracy The Video Game History Foundation, which also acknowledges, “Access to video game history shouldn’t be reserved for fans only‘ he added.
On Twitter, the association’s co-directors Kelsey Lewin and Frank Cifaldireiterating the statements made, urging the industry and legislation to make reforms to allow better protection of the games.
