[game_preservation] Doom and Double D Dodgeball delisted from XBLA

[Henry Lowood]

Devin,

Yes, the original version of DOOM (actually, all the major versions up 
to 1.9, I think) are in the repositories that were involved with the PVW 
project.

Digital distribution is going to be a major archival problem, but not 
just for games -- movies, books, practically everything.  Games are just 
the vanguard.

Henry

On 10/25/2010 8:02 PM, Devin Monnens wrote:

> Well, our fears of digital distribution longevity are now confirmed: 

> two more games have disappeared quietly and without warning from XBLA. 

> Apparently, you can still download if you bought them, but for how long?

>

> I assume Stanford has a copy of Doom for the Doom archive?

>

> http://www.destructoid.com/doom-and-double-d-dodgeball-delisted-from-xbla

>

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