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Confessions of an 80s video game pirate
Original: "I was a video game software pirate". Weren't we all back in the 80s and 90s? I had the cash flow of a Dickensian orphan
A retrospective look at software piracy in the 1980s and 1990s is drawing nostalgic agreement from gamers who say copying tapes and disks was simply how kids got by. With new games costing around ten pounds, many recall relying on a friend with a disk box and double tape deck to build their collections, arguing that piracy was near-universal among cash-strapped young players of the era.
Why now: Nostalgia for retro gaming and relatable memories of childhood piracy resonate with people who grew up in that era.
retro gamingvideo game piracy1980s1990s
Evidence
- "I was a video game software pirate". Weren't we all back in the 80s and 90s? I had the cash flow of a Dickensian orphan. A tenner for a game was a fantasy. A mate with a disk box and a double tape deck was not. https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=ockNRSt3Nsk # RetroGaming #… · schmitthot@mastodon.scot · 1
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