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I have uploaded at least one game online that has zero copies left, and the disk has succumbed to bit rot. And sadly, my backup systems were less good then, so the disk is gone. Things do disappear on the Internet. Another issue is when things get screwed with so the game no longer works as it should, as has happened to multiple prototypes online. My time of uploading things to the Internet is quickly coming to a close as I finish some promises that I made.
I mention my education because this isn't stuff that Im just making up. I've talked with and worked with professionals in the field of archiving and digital preservation.
I came here because it seemed like the biggest FFT community out there, and I thought people would appreciate sharing of any findings. If I wanted to rub it in your face, I wouldn't bother sharing anything beyond the fact that I have it. I thought that you guys, being the expert modders, would know the game inside and out, or at least where the best, and more importantly, most accurate resources are online so I could properly reference them.
I lose money because the disk does instantly become worth hundreds of dollars less the second it is uploaded online. This is a fact. And should I have some sort of emergency where I need to sell the disk on, or if I can use it as leverage to preserve something else that I find to be more important, I can't afford to throw away $800+ just to make some people on the Internet happy. This isn't something unique to me, museums make all sorts of deals in order to obtain things that they otherwise couldn't. While I, again, have never made a penny, I'm also not going to throw away money. Want to upload it online? Buy it, and go for it. The disk had been available off and on over 10 years, anyone could have bought it and uploaded it in that time period.
If I die tomorrow, there are things in writing that will prevent my collection from disappearing. Won't make people on the Internet happy, but it will be done correctly.
The reason I haven't responded back is simply because I only have so much time to play the game. Without a clear way of unlocking things, Im not going to waste time. So Im taking things one step at a time. This is one of many games that I'm in the process of documenting.
MAME is a flawed tool. It does many things amazingly well, but in turn it also has limited legal uses (meaning, by institutions, by the companies, etc) due to the licenses and how things were written in the beginning.
I mention my education because this isn't stuff that Im just making up. I've talked with and worked with professionals in the field of archiving and digital preservation.
I came here because it seemed like the biggest FFT community out there, and I thought people would appreciate sharing of any findings. If I wanted to rub it in your face, I wouldn't bother sharing anything beyond the fact that I have it. I thought that you guys, being the expert modders, would know the game inside and out, or at least where the best, and more importantly, most accurate resources are online so I could properly reference them.
I lose money because the disk does instantly become worth hundreds of dollars less the second it is uploaded online. This is a fact. And should I have some sort of emergency where I need to sell the disk on, or if I can use it as leverage to preserve something else that I find to be more important, I can't afford to throw away $800+ just to make some people on the Internet happy. This isn't something unique to me, museums make all sorts of deals in order to obtain things that they otherwise couldn't. While I, again, have never made a penny, I'm also not going to throw away money. Want to upload it online? Buy it, and go for it. The disk had been available off and on over 10 years, anyone could have bought it and uploaded it in that time period.
If I die tomorrow, there are things in writing that will prevent my collection from disappearing. Won't make people on the Internet happy, but it will be done correctly.
The reason I haven't responded back is simply because I only have so much time to play the game. Without a clear way of unlocking things, Im not going to waste time. So Im taking things one step at a time. This is one of many games that I'm in the process of documenting.
MAME is a flawed tool. It does many things amazingly well, but in turn it also has limited legal uses (meaning, by institutions, by the companies, etc) due to the licenses and how things were written in the beginning.
