seaturtle

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 months ago

I feel like this whole hobby has always existed on the verge of being deleted for whatever reason, and I am forever grateful that there are people who put this stuff up in the first place.

Still need to work out a way for me to help out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

So often is maintenance work more necessary than glorious. Thank you for it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Y'know I think another possible analogy here might be the difference between a videogame and a tabletop game. Especially if we compare RPGs specifically.

It's one thing to play a computer RPG. It's another thing to play with a human GM who can reshape the story as needed and who can interact with the player in an open-ended manner.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's master bait for people interested in the content!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Ahh, the actually-pornographic version of begging senpai to notice oneself.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thank goodness. Have those copies resurfaced and gone into the possession of proper archivists and/or research collections?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

It says we can link to top-level domains, just not specific titles. So you're probably fine anyway. (But I am not a mod.)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Yeah, I read. I don't have much sympathy for him. He sounds like a jerk.

IMO preserving the content is more important than honoring him (or, for that matter, humiliating him).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Ooh, I hadn't considered checking archive.org. Seems useful, albeit very random.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I had poked all over the megathread, but didn't know about the github repo. Thanks.

But yeah, you're right about it being a matter of luck sometimes.

 

I've noticed that there's generally good coverage of big-name games, and while that's cool and all, there are still a ton of lesser-known games trapped exclusively on platforms like Steam. Anyone know what sites are more likely to have them?

[–] [email protected] 400 points 11 months ago (14 children)

Heh, more of this shit.

Remember, the only reason we can still watch the highly influential 1922 vampire movie Nosferatu today is because some people didn't destroy all their copies despite a court saying they had to.

DISOBEY DESTRUCTION ORDERS.

COPY ALL THE THINGS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

"no stakes" my ass.

 

Found some interesting stuff on that site, but it's not in the megathread, so I was wondering if anyone else had experience with it.

edit: making the post title not link it

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