Companies Don’t Want You Playing Classic Games

The Video Game History conducted a study and revealed that 87% of Classic Games are commercially unavailable. This is a preservation nightmare, so let’s break this all down. In case you missed it, I bought EVERY Nintendo Wii U & 3DS game before the Nintendo eShop closes: 0:38 - What Is Preserved Play? 2:29 - What Is a “Classic Game“ 4:05 - The Study’s Results 5:57 - How Classic Games Are Currently Being Preserved 7:45 - Regarding Piracy and Emulation 9:06 - Company Solutions 10:37 - Problems with New Hardware 12:28 - Problems with Porting 14:41 - What’s Next? 16:52 - Continuing the Preservation Conversation Read the Full Study Here: Read The Video Game History’s Blog: Subscribe: Completionist Merch: Support Our Patreon: