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You Can Embed And Play The Internet Archive's Old MS-DOS Games On Twitter
The future is here. There is no reason to ever leave Twitter again.
Wired’s Chris Kohler noticed that you can now embed MS-DOS games within tweets. The process is simple (just copy the URL of the game you want to embed), but the results are magical (or science, if you want to get technical).
Using Twitter’s web client, you can play the linked game right within the tweet. As an example, I offer you this important piece of advice:
Do not die of dysentery. https://t.co/dq8J4UNxJj
— Michael Futter (@Futterish) April 30, 2015
Currently, the Internet Archive is home to over 2,600 titles. You can check out our previous coverage here.
Update: It appears that the Internet Archive has disabled this feature. We can all go back to our lives now.
[Source: Wired, Internet Archive]
Our Take
I’m still fuzzy on the copyright matters related to the Internet Archive’s collection (and repeated requests for comment or clarification with the organization have gone unanswered). However, as long as these titles are available, have at it.
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