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Re:The ESA says preserving old online games isn't 'necessary' by titzer on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @06:32AM (#16428690)
It's a shame. I still play Ninja Gaiden for the original NES--on the original NES, with the original cartridge, with the original controller.

I'm cynical I know, but in 30 years no one will remember these short-sighted fools, whereas I'd bet $100 the original Ninja Gaiden will still be around (and I hope so!).

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Re:The ESA says preserving old online games isn't 'necessary' by khedoros1 on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @05:36PM (#16433613)
My 3 year old plays Galaga on my Atari 7800, Super Mario on my NES, Donkey Kong Country on my SNES, and so on. They've all lasted 25 or 30 years so far, and they're sure to have good years left in them.

ESA has been around for 23 though, and produces the E3 expo. I think they'll be around for at least a chunk of that 30 years.

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Re:The ESA says preserving old online games isn't 'necessary' by jordigh on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @09:24AM (#16429613)
It looks like Ninja Gaiden was recently spotted in Montreal:

https://www.reddit.com/r/montreal/comments/7yauuc/to_the_gam...

From the sound of it, the gamer was young. Even newer generations seem to enjoy it.

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Re:The ESA says preserving old online games isn't 'necessary' by theandrewbailey on Wednesday February 21, 2018 @09:26AM (#16429628)
... and in thirty years, that $100 wouldn't be able to buy a copy!
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