I am well aware, and I agree it's horrible. But 99 percent about game "preservationists" arguments aren't really about game PRESERVATION *or places like Nintendo would actually be PRAISED because they not only keep the code, they keep docs and such* But no.. they just want availability.
It’s like you hit the nail head on there. Of course we give Nintendo shit for not releasing games. Preservation isn’t about making sure it exists, it’s about making sure people can see it. That’s why Nintendo sitting on code to starfox2, mother 1, and sim city nes is so messed up.
If the leaks were true, Nintendo is sitting on other gems like a gameboy port of gargoyles quest 2. We all want to play those games and make sure others can play them. That’s preservation.
The advocate for AVAILABILITY, not preservation. Also.. Yes.. Nintendo may be sitting on Gargoyles Quest 2... Why not bug capcom the makers of the game about it.. oh yeah...
you’re splitting hairs that are not worth splitting. por que no los dos?
Better yet.. Just advocate for what you are REALLY after. Availability.
do you have a problem with that, or is your issue strictly a matter of the word people are using?
whats wrong with wanting things to be available, exactly? why is that such a horrible thing to you?
No problem with it. But you want things available, advocate for THAT.
Preservation and availability go hand in hand though. And with video games, I don't think you can fight for one without fighting for the other. Preservation allows things to be available. Old media is only available if it's been preserved. If it isn't preserved, then it's gone. Lost.
You want to whine about PRESERVATION?! Then you should be up in arms about Kingdom Hearts 1, About Final Fantasy Tactics, about the Gameboy Mega Man collection. But no.. No one is ever upset about them.
No.. Preservation does NOT mean things are available. Nintendo has LOTS and LOTs of their documentations preserved. Doesn't mean you get it. Library of Congress has millions of things preserved. Doesn't mean you get to see it. Even they say "Depends on copy right holders."
Accessibility is an important part of preservation, it’s why we have things like the Library of Congress. Keeping the code is good, I’m not gonna say otherwise but being able to play the game is also important.
Okay.. Library of Congress, great example. Go pull me the Pilot episode of Doozy bots then.
sorry, what is your argument? because clearly you want to argue, but it's not clear about what
Not everything is selected for the library of congress.
Btw shoutout to the video game history foundation for helping to preserve video game supplementals, they do great work