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Nothing gold can stay."
 
Nothing gold can stay."
 
- Robert Frost (1874-1963)</blockquote>
 
- Robert Frost (1874-1963)</blockquote>
Over the years, technology has been constantly evolving.  What was considered "new" or "innovating" can slowly become "outdated" or "useless" to some people.  Whether it be that product X comes out and replaces product Y, company B buys company A and decides to remove their existing products, or a company decides it's unprofitable to continue maintaining support for legacy products, all things are at risk of disappearing someday.  Because of this, many people have decided to take it upon themselves to preserve what others would consider to be not as important.  In some way, emulation has a major role for preserving software in general (what's to point of archiving a bunch of old games if you have no way of playing them!).   
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Over the years, technology has been constantly evolving.  What was considered "new" or "innovating" can slowly become "outdated" or "useless" to some people.  Whether it be that product X comes out and replaces product Y, company B buys company A and decides to remove their existing products, or a company decides it's unprofitable to continue maintaining support for legacy products, all things are at risk of disappearing someday.  Because of this, many people have decided to take it upon themselves to preserve what others would consider to be not as important.  In some way, emulation has a major role for preserving software in general (what's the point of archiving a bunch of old games if you have no way of playing them!).   
  
 
==Preservation projects==
 
==Preservation projects==
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest version
 
! scope="col"|Latest version
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|Preserves the following software  
 
! scope="col"|Preserves the following software  
 
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|[http://exodos.the-eye.us/ eXoDOS]
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|[https://the-eye.eu/public/Games/eXo/eXoDOS_v5// eXoDOS]
|Windows ||4.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|Windows ||5.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|DOS games
 
|DOS games
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|[https://the-eye.eu/public/Games/eXo/Win3xO/ Win3xO]
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|Windows ||1.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Windows 3.x games
 
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|-
 
|[[Flashpoint]]
 
|[[Flashpoint]]
|Windows ||7.0 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|Windows ||{{FlashpointVer}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Flash and other web games
 
|Flash and other web games
 
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|GameMaker games.
 
|GameMaker games.
 
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|[https://bluemaxima.org/kahvibreak/ Kahvibreak]
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|[[Kahvibreak]]
|Windows ||1.2 ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|Windows ||{{Kahvibreak}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|[[Cellphone_emulators#J2ME_.28Java_2_Micro_Edition.29|J2ME]] games
 
|[[Cellphone_emulators#J2ME_.28Java_2_Micro_Edition.29|J2ME]] games
 
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|[http://redump.org/ Redump]
 
|[http://redump.org/ Redump]
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
|Database of verified checksums for disc-based games
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|Database of checksums for disc-based games
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|[https://www.tosecdev.org/ TOSEC]
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|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Database of checksums for disc- and cartridge-based games
 
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|-
 
|[http://www.no-intro.org/ No-Intro]
 
|[http://www.no-intro.org/ No-Intro]
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Online ||N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
|Database of verified checksums for cartridge-based games
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|Database of checksums for cartridge-based games
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|Preserves the following service
 
! scope="col"|Preserves the following service
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|[https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator Goldberg Emulator]
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|PC, Steam ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|Steam's online features (use multiplayer over LAN)
 
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|[https://rc24.xyz/ RiiConnect24]
 
|[https://rc24.xyz/ RiiConnect24]
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|[https://www.sudomemo.net/ Sudomemo]
 
|[https://www.sudomemo.net/ Sudomemo]
|Online, DSi ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
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|3DS, DSi, Online ||{{✓}}||{{✓}}
 
|Flipnote Hatena
 
|Flipnote Hatena
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|[https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-pretendo-custom-wiiu-servers.495597/ Pretendo]
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|3DS, Wii U ||{{✓}}||WIP
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|Nintendo Network
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|[https://rpcs3.net/ RPCSN]
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|PS3 ||{{✓}}||WIP
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|Playstation Network
 
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|[https://www.phantasystaronline.net/ Ultima]
 
|[https://www.phantasystaronline.net/ Ultima]
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|Windows, GCN, Dreamcast ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Windows, GCN, Dreamcast ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}  
 
|Phantasy Star Online (various)
 
|Phantasy Star Online (various)
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|[https://thearchstones.com/ The Archstones]
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|PS3 ||{{✓}}||{{✓}}
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|Demons Souls
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|[http://destinationho.me/ Destination Home]
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|PS3 ||{{✓}}||WIP
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|Playstation Home and Sony Medius Servers
 
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Revision as of 15:19, 15 April 2022

"...So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay."

- Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Over the years, technology has been constantly evolving. What was considered "new" or "innovating" can slowly become "outdated" or "useless" to some people. Whether it be that product X comes out and replaces product Y, company B buys company A and decides to remove their existing products, or a company decides it's unprofitable to continue maintaining support for legacy products, all things are at risk of disappearing someday. Because of this, many people have decided to take it upon themselves to preserve what others would consider to be not as important. In some way, emulation has a major role for preserving software in general (what's the point of archiving a bunch of old games if you have no way of playing them!).

Preservation projects

Name Platform(s) Latest version Active Recommended Preserves the following software
eXoDOS Windows 5.0 DOS games
Win3xO Windows 1.0 Windows 3.x games
Flashpoint Windows 12.1 "Salamander" Flash and other web games
instance_archive(); Windows 16/11/2019 GameMaker games.
Kahvibreak Windows 1.6 J2ME games
GameTDB Online N/A Box art for GCN, NDS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U, and PS3
Archiverse Online N/A Nintendo's Miiverse
MarioCube Online N/A Rare files for Wii/GCN. WiiWare/Virtual Console WADs from Wii Shop Channel
Redump Online N/A Database of checksums for disc-based games
TOSEC Online N/A Database of checksums for disc- and cartridge-based games
No-Intro Online N/A Database of checksums for cartridge-based games

Private Servers

Online functionality is something most at risk of disappearing. After a while, the cost of maintaining and hosting a server for an older product can seem too much of a hassle for a company to deal with, causing them to shut it down. MMOs are especially at risk as the entirety of the game is based around online. If the game has no way of allowing the user to host their own server then once the service ends, so does the game. This will especially be a problem in the distant future as more and more games become more dependent on online services. Even if initial interest has dead off, there will still be a surprising amounts of fans who will want to keep it alive by collaborating together and creating their own functioning server.

Name Platform(s) Active Recommended Preserves the following service
Goldberg Emulator PC, Steam Steam's online features (use multiplayer over LAN)
RiiConnect24 Wii WiiConnect24
Wiimmfi Wii, DS Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection
Sudomemo 3DS, DSi, Online Flipnote Hatena
Pretendo 3DS, Wii U WIP Nintendo Network
RPCSN PS3 WIP Playstation Network
Ultima Windows Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst
Ephinea Windows Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst
Schthack PSO Windows, GCN, Dreamcast Phantasy Star Online (various)
Sylverant Windows, GCN, Dreamcast Phantasy Star Online (various)
The Archstones PS3 Demons Souls
Destination Home PS3 WIP Playstation Home and Sony Medius Servers