87% of classic video games are 'critically endangered.' As a millennial, I'm worried it means a huge chunk of my childhood will disappear.
My first video game console was the Game Boy, a portal to many hours of adventure and excitement.
I got it when I was nine. For every test I did well on in school, my reward was a new game. I spent many evenings glued to it with my brother, immersed in a colourful new worlds., the Game Boy is a relic mostly kept by collectors and those with the know-how to maintain it — a representation of how fleeting video game culture feels.
The reason behind this doomsday prediction is that games don't stay on store shelves forever and are constantly falling out of commercial distribution. Only the most popular games — like Pokemon or Sonic — get re-released, per the study. Copyright laws also prevent cultural institutions like libraries from preserving and sharing games the same way they do with books and films, the report said.
That means a large swathe of classic games — like Metal Gear or Unreal Tournament — are now inaccessible.
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