If by “grab”, you mean “pirate”. Don’t reward them for taking games away.
Sega is delisting 60 classic games from Steam, so now’s the time to grab them
Submitted 5 months ago by Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 months ago
sirico@feddit.uk 5 months ago
OH no they don’t want my money? Now’s not the time, I won’t bother then
whotookkarl@lemmy.world 5 months ago
www.raspberrypi.com + batocera.org + yarr + a USB controller
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I hope this doesn’t effect my folders full of every Sega game rom ever.
proti@lemmy.world 5 months ago
they are probably cooking something, maybe their own platform? who knows
PineRune@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Probably remasters or remakes. They don’t want to compete with themselves.
Uruanna@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Exactly, they announced earlier this year that they were working on reviving a bunch of licences, including Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe… We don’t know yet eactly how many titles that includes, and which of them will get remakes, remasters, or brand new games, but it was hinting brand new.
Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
Im here just to flex I have a genesis with a everdrive and a Dreamcast with gdemu so it dont bothers me personally.
Still is a shit, thoug.
Phegan@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Ask your mom if you can have friends over to play this weekend.
Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
My 4 dreamcast controllers are there, waiting for friends to come. That never happen.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
This is also why I often buy games on gog that I already “own” on steam.
TBi@lemmy.world 5 months ago
This is why I “acquire” games I already own on steam. Or buy first from GoG. I’m not paying twice for same game.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
Sometimes they’re not on gog and I want to play them. Other times it’s 4$ on steam and 50$ on gog. I’ll buy it for 4 on steam so I can play it, then wait for the sale on gog down the road.
TheFrogThatFlies@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I think I have a single Steam game from within which I can then run those games. How would I backup the delisted games?
aubertlone@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I think if you own that you’re still able to download them afterwards
brsrklf@jlai.lu 5 months ago
You’re right, this is what they’ve been announcing. The games you’ve bought will still be available for download.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 5 months ago
No, you need to install them as well.
I know I have at least one game “grid: race driver” that was delisted from steam, I can no longer download it, it doesn’t even show up in my library. I’ve been trying like hell to find a way to play it, but even pirated versions are being difficult.
Grangle1@lemm.ee 5 months ago
That’s the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Classics collection. I have it myself (bought several years ago). It’s just an official emulator/GUI wrapper (styled like a bedroom with a CRT) that comes with the games. If you have the collection you can find all the ROMs in the collection’s folder and play them with whatever emulator you want. If Steam ever threatens to take them away I strongly recommend backing that folder up somewhere.
TheFrogThatFlies@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Never bothered to look into what it contained, but using the ROM outside steam is a very interesting proposal, thanks!
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Echo the Dolphin being purged is worth the loss of the other 59.
WereCat@lemmy.world 5 months ago
If they don’t want me to buy them then why should I buy them now instead of borrowing them for free for unspecified amount of time from the Internet?
intresteph@discuss.online 5 months ago
Get it before it’s gone! Go fast! Spend money! Don’t just pirate it when it becomes unavailable!!
Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
I bought them ages ago and let me tell you, crazy taxi without the offspring is just not the same. Borrowing the original versions for free from the internet is the only way to go.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
There are mods for it to restore the soundtrack and other little tweaks.
smeg@feddit.uk 5 months ago
I am pretty sure I picked up the Android version for free a few years ago and it had The Offspring but I installed it just now and it’s gone. It’s also now talking about ads and data collection so I assume the original build has been unavailable for a while.