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Archive.org Expands Adds 2,400 MS-DOS Games To Free Online Collection
In addition to the over 900 classic arcade games, The Internet Arcade has posted playable version of 2,400 old-school MS-DOS games.
Archive.org has been doing some great work in preserving video game's early history (something I touch on in this feature), and has now expanded with a staggering selection of 2,400 old-school PC games. These include the original Sim City, Prince of Persia, Maniac Mansion, and the original Castle Wolfenstein.
It's all free, although some games cannot be downloaded, only streamed.
[Source: Verge]
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With more of our digital history disappearing, work like this is very important if we hope to keep a document of the game industry. I hope bigger institutions like the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian start similar efforts.
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