Game Preservation
The work of archiving, repairing and making runnable games that have ceased production, had their servers shut down, or lost their source code. Common approaches include emulators, ROM preservation and community remakes. Its legal status has long remained ambiguous.
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AI decompilation has driven a surge in preservation projects that run old games in the browser via WebAssembly.
Game preservation refers to the work of archiving, repairing and making runnable games that have been discontinued, had their servers shut down, or lost their source code; common means include emulators, ROM preservation and community remakes.
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AI decompilation has driven a surge in preservation projects that run old games in the browser via WebAssembly.
50%UnverifiedGame preservation refers to the work of archiving, repairing and making runnable games that have been discontinued, had their servers shut down, or lost their source code; common means include emulators, ROM preservation and community remakes.
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