A home for orphan code revisited
First posted on 19 July 1999. Last updated on 29 April 2006.
The original article A home for orphan code? by Bradford Roberts discusses several ethical and practical issues on the fate of orphan codes. In it, he proposes the establishment of a clearinghouse which can act in the absence of a publisher to distribute orphan game titles. He also raises questions such as “What can be done if a favorite adventure game is no longer commercially available?” and…
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- By ^Spawn • On 17 February 2003 • From Canada
- By Matthew Maloughney-Herbel • On 14 August 2002 • From Regina, Canada
I absolutly agree, though I don’t know about my ‘kids’ (i’m only 11.) And some games are just too old! But I do agree
I completely agree with that article,,, it was well put, I believe also that if the company doesn’t sell the games anymore let alone make them that the games themselves should become freeware… Another alternative to that would be to make combo paks of the games like for example a Quest for Glory multi-pak that sierra brought out giving the buyer the entire collection for a reasonable price.
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@Dan: You may be right that the younger gamers are spoiled by the current crop of big budget games…
Interesting article. I especially found this comment interesting: Will this be tolerated by the…
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