Love Abandonware? The US Copyright Office Has No Problem Now.

[ChaoofNee]

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/23/us...onware-rights/

What does this mean? Well, those retro games -- classic or otherwise -- that you can't seem to find anywhere can now be preserved without fear of ramifications. Although it is still unlawful to distribute the old games, free or otherwise, rarely do any abandonware cases go to court. The ruling is more symbolic than anything, but a step in the right direction.

Sadly, 3d Realms still sells all of the old Apogee DOS games for a billion dollars a piece, so this won't help with that.
I mean, seriously, $15 for Raptor: Call of the Shadows? I love the game, really I do. But... no. Good luck on DNF, jerks.

[Tain]

Home of the Underdogs up in hurr

[Chux]

I mean, seriously, $15 for Raptor: Call of the Shadows?

Tyrian imo.

[Frogacuda]

This just says it's ok to crack the copy protection in these games. Which in the case of old DOS games generally involved looking up shit in the manual. It has nothing to do with distribution.

[voltz]

If only this were to extend beyond abondonware and tell nintendo to STFU about games they haven't printed in over 2 years since release. They do a good job on letting a limited run for their GBA titles fade into obscurity and making it hard to find a legit (non-pirated) copy on ebay.

[Chux]

Virtual Console = Shit will never fly.

[Josh]

Princess Maker 2.

[Frogacuda]

Is Josh attempting a new gimmick?

[Tracer]

Princess Maker 2.

QFT for real.

Is Josh attempting a new gimmick?

PM2 is fucking awesome. Josh (clearly) likes awesome games. There's no gimmick to it.

[voltz]

Mortal Kombat?