Hi all,
I'd like to mention a problem which I think we as audio and blind gamers should
really take seriously and somehow solve. The problem is this: we must have some
sort of central site which houses abandonware of our games. This is, not just
so that we can access them later if we need to, but also because I think it's a
real pity that if so much effort has been put into developing an audio game, we
should be able to play it if the developer abandons the project or closes the
site down. I'm talking about many games here, The Blind Eye, Tarzan Junior, The
Savage Gambit, Shell Shock, PCS DOS stuff, all sorts of these games really
can't be found easily if at all. I know that people could say that people
should have backed up files when downloading, but, take my case, for example,
where the problem with that is that a few years ago when I was downloading
them, flash sticks weren't that cheap, and my old laptop didn't have any sort
of CD writer. I only backed up what could fit on the wonderful stiffy disk, and
my new computer now doesn't have a drive for them! And what will happen if more
once-off audio game developers who made a game decide to close down? Just a bit
of advice here, back up all your game files you have, as you never know if, for
example, a company like Spoonbill or UA Games, or anyone for that matter can't,
or decide to abandon distribution of their games entirely. We have now got much
more choice when it comes to gaming, but I still don't think that that allows
us to forget or ignore the older stuff.
Ari
Ari
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