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GOG Fighting the Good Fight
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That's why I print out all my downloaded games
I hope you also laminate them for longevity.
I laminate my punch cards for longevity. Wouldn't want them breaking down.
I prefer to cut archival cards from 0.7mm 316 stainless steel sheet ๐
Sure, but what if there's a fire!? My favorite game is Ocarina of Time. I don't want to risk losing it, so I memorized the binary digits that comprise the code. Can't be too careful!
Hope you keep your brain safe. Even then illness can easily rob you of those memories.
Fully agree. This is why I've made multiple children. Then I train them on the binary digits the way other parents teach shapes, numbers, and the ABCs. Can't be too careful, it's best to have multiple backups
The trick is to name your children after the save file
The special ones, yes
I eat those to gain their power.
Typing them back in after the apocalypse will take a while, but you'll be able to impress all the other wasteland mutants with a working copy of Half Life Alyx.
You should really move to microfilm. It saves so much space!
It just doesn't smell the same
Print them on clay tablets. Those will stand the test of time, especially with the right level of error correction. (Sorry for the ad cancer - I didn't want to promote a specific brand or spend forever finding a good review site.)
Can confirm, clay tablets can last thousands of years to archive your ~~grievances~~ data.
https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/complaint-tablet-to-ea-nasir
Unfortunately I'm allergic to clay