As platforms evolve, old games become unplayable. Open sourcing them will help us preserve them for future generations.

A lot of old games have become unplayable on modern hardware and operating systems. I wrote an article about how making games open source will keep them playable far into the future.

I also discuss how making games open source could be beneficial to developers and companies.

Feedback and constructive criticism are most welcome, and in keeping with the open source spirit, I will give you credit if I make any edits based on your feedback.

  • where_am_i
    11·
    5 months ago

    History is important, although more recent history books have better evidence and data than old ones. Literature, generally, ages well, although it’s mostly survival bias. A lot of it perishes without any loss to the society. Movies sorta age well. Again, only some. Games don’t age well.

    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
      1·
      5 months ago

      Games don’t age well.

      • football
      • “the floor is lava”
      • chess
      • nibbles/snake
      • myst
      • snakes and ladders
      • age of empires
      • skyrim