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Let’s make games open source, so future generations can enjoy them (jairajdevadiga.com)

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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.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

I am old enough that already have lost some childhood (e.g. early iPod touch) games to time

Like all the donout games Or papi games Doodle jump ..

Some still exist, but got updates that they not at all behaving like remembered or having tons of ads making it impossible to game

As an example:

I am so happy that they released Hill Climb Racing again without ads, sadly it is on Apple Arcade, but luckily my parents have a Apple One subscription that I am allowed to use through family sharing (for the time being)

But if this subscription is ended, I have no way on playing Hill Climb Racing in a version without tons of micropayments and ads.

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