Video game preservation - Revision history

ClippyWantsToHelp: /* Few numbers of physical copies */

2026-03-16T02:32:53Z

Few numbers of physical copies

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	===Few numbers of physical copies===		===Few numbers of physical copies===
	Some video games only exist in physical copies and these copies are in a limited quantity. Also the amount of copies could be reduced because of the possibility ~~a phisical copy~~ could deteriorate over time. Digitalization makes easier to copy, adapt and create backups of the original video game, making it more available to public as well.		Some video games only exist in physical copies and these copies are in a limited quantity. Also the amount of playable copies could be reduced because of the possibility that copies could deteriorate over time. Digitalization makes easier to copy, adapt and create backups of the original video game, making it more available to public as well.

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

ClippyWantsToHelp at 02:31, 16 March 2026

2026-03-16T02:31:14Z

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	===Live-service killing===		===Live-service killing===
	[[Games as a service\|Live-service games]] are very difficult to preserve due to their reliance on the parent company's will to keep the service online.		[[Games as a service\|Live-service games]] are very difficult to preserve due to their reliance on the parent company's will to keep the service online. However, in some cases communities create private servers in order to make the game completely playable.

			Rarely some companies adapt the game to be completely playable offline with all the available features that used to exist when the game was a live-service.

	===Death of a technology===		===Death of a technology===
	For example, when Flash stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5. Flash emulators like [https://ruffle.rs/ Ruffle] allow to run flash games and content on web browsers. [https://flashpointarchive.org/ Flashpoint Archive] is a community project dedicated to preserve content that runs on Flash. It counts with downloadable applications that allow to download and run Flash content from the device.		For example, when Flash stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5. Flash emulators like [https://ruffle.rs/ Ruffle] allow to run flash games and content on web browsers. [https://flashpointarchive.org/ Flashpoint Archive] is a community project dedicated to preserve content that runs on Flash. It counts with downloadable applications that allow to download and run Flash content from the device.

	===Few numbers of physical copies ~~exist~~===		===Few numbers of physical copies===
			Some video games only exist in physical copies and these copies are in a limited quantity. Also the amount of copies could be reduced because of the possibility a phisical copy could deteriorate over time. Digitalization makes easier to copy, adapt and create backups of the original video game, making it more available to public as well.

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	*[[Stop Killing Games]]		*[[Stop Killing Games]]
	*[[Storefront shutdown]]		*[[Storefront shutdown]]
			*[[GOG.com]]
	== References ==		== References ==
	[[Category:Common terms]]		[[Category:Common terms]]

ClippyWantsToHelp: /* Death of a technology */ expanded Flash example

2026-02-21T03:00:18Z

Death of a technology: expanded Flash example

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	===Death of a technology===		===Death of a technology===
	For example, when Flash stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5.		For example, when Flash stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5. Flash emulators like [https://ruffle.rs/ Ruffle] allow to run flash games and content on web browsers. [https://flashpointarchive.org/ Flashpoint Archive] is a community project dedicated to preserve content that runs on Flash. It counts with downloadable applications that allow to download and run Flash content from the device.

	===Few numbers of physical copies exist===		===Few numbers of physical copies exist===

Drakeula: /* See also */

2025-10-19T08:14:59Z

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: Fixed (somehow) broken link and removed others.

2025-09-06T18:29:07Z

Fixed (somehow) broken link and removed others.

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	'''Video game preservation''', which falls in the broader category of [[media preservation]], is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many reasons why this practice is necessary.		'''Video game preservation''', which falls in the broader category of media preservation, is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many reasons why this practice is necessary.

	=== Live-service killing ===		=== Live-service killing ===
	[[Live-service]] ~~games~~ are very difficult to preserve due to their reliance on the parent company's will to keep the service online.		[[Games as a service\|Live-service games]] are very difficult to preserve due to their reliance on the parent company's will to keep the service online.

	=== Death of a technology ===		=== Death of a technology ===
	For example, when [[Flash]] stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5.		For example, when Flash stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5.

	=== Few numbers of physical copies exist ===		=== Few numbers of physical copies exist ===

Mr Pollo at 23:12, 19 August 2025

2025-08-19T23:12:30Z

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	Video game preservation, which falls in the broader category of [[media preservation]], is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many reasons why this practice is necessary.		'''Video game preservation''', which falls in the broader category of [[media preservation]], is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many reasons why this practice is necessary.

	=== Live-service killing ===		=== Live-service killing ===
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	=== Few numbers of physical copies exist ===		=== Few numbers of physical copies exist ===


			==See also==
			*[[Stop Killing Games]]
			[[Category:Common terms]]

Plankton: init. will expand further later

2025-08-17T22:18:59Z

init. will expand further later

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Video game preservation, which falls in the broader category of [[media preservation]], is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many reasons why this practice is necessary.

=== Live-service killing ===
[[Live-service]] games are very difficult to preserve due to their reliance on the parent company's will to keep the service online.

=== Death of a technology ===
For example, when [[Flash]] stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5.

=== Few numbers of physical copies exist ===

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	'''Video game preservation''', which falls in the broader category of media preservation, is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many reasons why this practice is necessary.		'''Video game preservation''', which falls in the broader category of media preservation, is the act of ensuring the accessibility and playability of older video games for the future. There are many reasons why this practice is necessary.

	=== Live-service killing ===		===Live-service killing===
	[[Games as a service\|Live-service games]] are very difficult to preserve due to their reliance on the parent company's will to keep the service online.		[[Games as a service\|Live-service games]] are very difficult to preserve due to their reliance on the parent company's will to keep the service online.

	=== Death of a technology ===		===Death of a technology===
	For example, when Flash stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5.		For example, when Flash stopped being supported in browsers, many people made effort in preserving flash video games by porting them to html5.

	=== Few numbers of physical copies exist ===		===Few numbers of physical copies exist===


	==~~See also~~==		==Further reading==
	*[[Stop Killing Games]]		*[[Stop Killing Games]]
			*[[Storefront shutdown]]

			== References ==
	[[Category:Common terms]]		[[Category:Common terms]]