▲ 557 ▼ 390TB video game archive being taken offline due to skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and hard drive prices — AI-driven supply squeeze results in closure of one of the largest online video game archives (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 8 months ago by homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world 48 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] datavoid@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago (4 children) What happened to the download buttons? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (3 children) If you go to Vimm's Lair right now, you'll see, in the place of download buttons, text that says something to the effect of "This download has been removed at the request of the copyright holder" The files are still hosted on the site, but they removed the download buttons to appease our bourgeoisie overlords. You can install a browser script that puts them back though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) This is the most stupid bypass, I’m surprised this works and no one noticed. Lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's some real looney tunes shit, and is banking (seemingly correctly, because this has been ongoing for a few years now) on these copyright holders not understanding how the internet works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago Emuparadise has been doing this for around 7 years now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 9 points 8 months ago (3 children) If you go to Vimm's Lair right now, you'll see, in the place of download buttons, text that says something to the effect of "This download has been removed at the request of the copyright holder" The files are still hosted on the site, but they removed the download buttons to appease our bourgeoisie overlords. You can install a browser script that puts them back though permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) This is the most stupid bypass, I’m surprised this works and no one noticed. Lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's some real looney tunes shit, and is banking (seemingly correctly, because this has been ongoing for a few years now) on these copyright holders not understanding how the internet works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago Emuparadise has been doing this for around 7 years now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (2 children) This is the most stupid bypass, I’m surprised this works and no one noticed. Lol permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's some real looney tunes shit, and is banking (seemingly correctly, because this has been ongoing for a few years now) on these copyright holders not understanding how the internet works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago Emuparadise has been doing this for around 7 years now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 child) It's some real looney tunes shit, and is banking (seemingly correctly, because this has been ongoing for a few years now) on these copyright holders not understanding how the internet works permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago Emuparadise has been doing this for around 7 years now. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago Emuparadise has been doing this for around 7 years now. permalink fedilink source parent