Hello all I agree with this message we should have a database for back up 
software.
I usually put all of my game downloads on to disk but however I think a back 
up database would  be benificial.
your friend,
Jason
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From: "ari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 3:04 AM
Subject: [Audyssey] Web site with audio games?


> Hi all,
> I'd like to mention a problem which I think we as audio and blind gamers 
> should really take seriously and somehow solve. The problem is this: we 
> must have some sort of central site which houses abandonware of our games. 
> This is, not just so that we can access them later if we need to, but also 
> because I think it's a real pity that if so much effort has been put into 
> developing an audio game, we should be able to play it if the developer 
> abandons the project or closes the site down. I'm talking about many games 
> here, The Blind Eye, Tarzan Junior, The Savage Gambit, Shell Shock, PCS 
> DOS stuff, all sorts of these games really can't be found easily if at 
> all. I know that people could say that people should have backed up files 
> when downloading, but, take my case, for example, where the problem with 
> that is that a few years ago when I was downloading them, flash sticks 
> weren't that cheap, and my old laptop didn't have any sort of CD writer. I 
> only backed up what could fit on the wonderful
> stiffy disk, and my new computer now doesn't have a drive for them! And 
> what will happen if more once-off audio game developers who made a game 
> decide to close down? Just a bit of advice here, back up all your game 
> files you have, as you never know if, for example, a company like 
> Spoonbill or UA Games, or anyone for that matter can't, or decide to 
> abandon distribution of their games entirely. We have now got much more 
> choice when it comes to gaming, but I still don't think that that allows 
> us to forget or ignore the older stuff.
> Ari
> Ari
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