Pokemon, Super Mario Bros, Zelda, Resident Evil, and more classic games have been removed from Vimm's Lair
  • BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    27·
    2 years ago

    Tbh, if I would be a millionaire, my hobbies would shift from playing videogames to getting every single one of them and digitalizing them into multiple drives, some of them EMP shielded

    • RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      If I was a millionaire I would shift my priorities to flooding Nintendo with frivolous lawsuits. Hit em with a bit of their own tactics.

  • Avicenna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 years ago

    they think by force deleting roms for old games they are gonna generate millions of revenue from these games? what is the end game? I really dont understand

  • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 years ago

    This is so sad… I hope a new site just like it pops up in its place. Vimms was so reliable, I’m really gonna miss it.

    • body_by_make@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      352·
      2 years ago

      Everyone has known about Vimm’s forever, it was the first result on Google for a very long time. It’s not that “normies” ruined it, Nintendo is just now deciding to take aim for whatever reason

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        17·
        2 years ago

        Established in 1997, Vimm’s Lair has been a popular place for folks to download classic video games that originated on a wide array of platforms, including N64, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 1, and Atari 260. Many of these games can’t be bought in stores or found in digital marketplaces, making Vimm’s Lair a useful place for those looking to check out pieces of video game history. However, Apple’s recent decision to allow emulators on the App Store has seen a massive influx of people looking for classic roms, and it seems all this attention has put Vimm’s Lair in lawyers’ spotlights.