Comment on EA just added classics like Dungeon Keeper, SimCity 3000, and Populous on Steam
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It sort of seems like another shot across the bow at abandonware archiving.
I just picked a title at random- archive.org/…/DungeonKeeperGoldEditionUSAEnFrEsNl…
As long as companies think they can keep making money from old games, they will keep trying.
Gimpydude@lemmynsfw.com 8 months ago
I’m OK with them wanting to keep making money from it as long as they update it for compatibility with newer operating systems. Selling something they have completely abandoned us not cool.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Sure, but the abandonware version should still be archived and playable and the goal here is to make that impossible.
MufinMcFlufin@lemmy.world 8 months ago
What makes you say that this is aiming to make that impossible? I picked up RA2 because it was cheap and I figured if I didn’t like the port (doesn’t work well, forces you to play on their application, etc) I’d just return it and so far it’s been good enough for me to use. The installation process was a lot easier than the original game and I was able to hop straight in and play. Haven’t had any issues with it yet.
So far I haven’t seen anything to suggest that this is anything but them catering to a different market that being the steam community.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
There’s a reason why Nintendo keeps suing companies making emulators out of existence.