Nintendo Makes It Clear That Piracy Is Only Way to Preserve Video Game History

Re:Nintendo Makes It Clear That Piracy Is Only Way to Preser... by PostOnce on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @03:46PM (#19039278)

Not only that, but Steam games get fucked with after release, so you can't even necessarily get the original game if Steam is still operating.

https://www.pcgamer.com/au/grand-theft-auto-san-andreas-stea...

(songs removed from San Andreas due to time-limited music licenses, apparently at some point the renderer was replaced with the one used for iOS)

I think you can't downgrade to an old version of Stranger's Wrath either, but I could be wrong there. https://www.destructoid.com/oddworld-stranger-s-wrath-finall...

Then there are games like Diablo III where you need to be online to play single player, and therefore need a current patch, which means they can nerf or fuck with in any way they want a game you already liked and may no longer like after the changes.

Having to follow patches sucks, and piracy is often the only way to avoid it.

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Re:Nintendo Makes It Clear That Piracy Is Only Way to Preser... by profmonocle on Thursday January 31, 2019 @12:13AM (#19042534)

WoW is a pretty good example of this too. Patches and expansions changed so much over the years that many players feel like it isn’t the same game anymore. Blizzard fought against private servers running the classic game for years, until the pay finally decided to make official classic servers. (But if your favorite iteration of the game was something between classic and current, you’re still out of luck.)

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Re:Nintendo Makes It Clear That Piracy Is Only Way to Preser... by bausshf on Friday February 01, 2019 @08:15AM (#19053794)

Sounds like RuneScape too.

They even killed the official classic version not too long ago.

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Re:Nintendo Makes It Clear That Piracy Is Only Way to Preser... by breakingcups on Friday February 01, 2019 @04:34AM (#19052807)

San Andreas version history is particularly convoluted and messy, as you can read here: https://gtamods.com/wiki/San_Andreas_Versions

Short version: 1.0: Various bugs 1.01: Patch, fixed a whole bunch of issues 2.0: Only introduced a (easily defeated) tampering check after the Hot Coffee controversy 3.0: First steam release, is not based at all on 1.01 or 2.0 but on the Xbox version. Fixes from 1.01 are thus NOT IN THIS VERSION(!). Also contains many Xbox UI changes. newsteam r1: Removes the aforementioned songs, drops support for DirectInput controllers, blacklists 5:4 resolutions. Doesn't actually have a version number anymore (and is named by the community) newsteam r2: Unlocks 16:9 resolutions. Also doesn't contain an official version number.

Then there is the Microsoft Store version, which is based on a mobile version!

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Re:Nintendo Makes It Clear That Piracy Is Only Way to Preser... by nzbahz on Wednesday January 30, 2019 @04:44PM (#19039872)

Happened with GTA 4 this last year too: https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/27/17292836/gta-4-soundtrack-...

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