aplose

> If I bought the game in 1989 I can still legally play it in digital form, yes?

No, that's not how copyright works. That's a myth. In some cases you can make a backup of the game if you do it yourself. But you still can't download someone else's copy.

> I'm not sure why copyright now means a company can charge me 100 times for the same product in different forms.

Because copyright means the company that sold you the product retains the right to copy it. That's not a right you bought when you paid for the game.

> It didn't used to and I'm not sure how this changed mindset in any way helps creators or society.

I'm not sure it's been a help either. Someone should change the laws to align them with modern society. But this isn't the way to do it.

Because it would reduce demand for them if they were to try to get them onto the Switch with a much higher markup.

Given the list of mirrors, it appears the author knows what they're doing is illegal.

You don't have to agree with copyright law (and by all means, please try to change it!), but please don't take other people's work and build products out of it without their permission.