DRM is just a thing that authors choose to put into their media. The fact that they do it because enforcing copyright via legal channels is unrealistic is effectively incidental.
If anything, what is necessary to achieve the objective is putting limits on what authors are allowed to put inside of the media they are producing, which is a heck of a can of worms in of itself that I think zealous preservation advocates are a bit too eager to brush off.
With always-on-DRMs, server-based multiplayer service games, and even things like exclusive streaming-only video games, even having access to the data required to run what you purchased can be literally impossible.
Ask the people who signed off on DMCA/EUCD.
DRM is a whole different kettle of fish that I agree also needs to be solved with all media forms.
- a) patch to game the game playable in single-player mode locally
- b) binaries to self-host a server
would satisfy that requirement.
Note that the details of implementations of any law that would advance the cause are still to be discussed, which is the whole point of the petition.
More on what would be expected and some example use-cases are available in the FAQ of the Stop Killing Games official web-page: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/faq
Completely agree with you, and so does Ross Scott, the principal proponent of the Stop Killing Games movement.
Unfortunately "Video Games are art" is still too controversial of a take so the focus is currently on the customer protection angle, as the road for this argument is already paved by existing EU legislature.
I collected a pair of disk images of games of my own "that weren't". I should (maybe this Fall) gather sources to create volume 3 ("The Color Games"). (I was posting them chronologically, starting with the B&W games, and kind of ran out of steam when I got to the color games. Fall seems to the the time of the year when I pursue these indoor projects that look backward.)
I also received permission to post sources for a pair of games that I co-worked-on with a friend in the U.K. — games that also were not. I should get that together this Fall too and push to The 'Hub.
https://github.com/EngineersNeedArt/SoftDorothy-UnfinishedTa...
https://github.com/EngineersNeedArt/SoftDorothy-UnfinishedTa...
I love the B&W Mac artwork as well. Will try and reply sometime this afternoon.
[1] My github with a 'playable' early demo: https://github.com/louthy/lunatik-psx
[2] Video of the gameplay from the demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4UcxKkC14o
[3] Write-up by unseen64.net: https://www.unseen64.net/2020/11/16/lunatik-pure-entertainme...
[4] My comment on unseen64.net about what happened: https://www.unseen64.net/2020/11/16/lunatik-pure-entertainme...
austinallegro•7mo ago
https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/parasol-stars/
ludicrousdispla•7mo ago
That's unfortunate as the second version likely would have been written much faster and have fewer lines of code.
bryanlarsen•7mo ago
fgasking•7mo ago
We were grateful though to recover our other holy grail: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/gtw64/daffy-duck/
There's another due in the next few weeks with any luck :)
jcmeyrignac•7mo ago
fgasking•7mo ago
Do you by any chance know anything about these two titles which are still at large? Guerilla War and Adidas Golden Shoe?
Not sure if i'm allowed to keep posting links here.
jcmeyrignac•7mo ago
fgasking•7mo ago
That sounds very interesting about Trashman and would love to learn more sometime if you were up for talking about the game? If so, please feel free to contact me via the contact form link on the website.