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Yes, I would like to play the original Final Fantasy. I would download that probably right away.

Someone could easily take Myst, (maybe Microsoft or Sony?) and put a good, updated version for ps4 or xbox one or even wii u and sell it for maybe $9.99.

Do you know how cheap classic books are at the bookstore? You can get books by Charles Dickens for like 5.99. If prices go down for video games, an Xbox one compatible set of classic games like Myst from that era would be insanely cheap. I'd buy instantly. I wouldn't have to buy another game for like 10 years, I'd be so busy.




Have you heard of Nintendo's Virtual Console service? They've been doing pretty much exactly this since the Wii launched in 2006: old games for the NES, SNES, Genesis, and more for $5-15~. You can't get the Final Fantasy games, because Square Enix probably thinks having the original games would hurt demand for their expensive remakes, but otherwise their selection is pretty good. For PC games, you have Good Old Games, which sells DRM-free versions of classic PC games tweaked for modern hardware (or ran in an emulator, for the really old ones) with no need for CD serials. The future you wanted is already here! What do you know, they even have Myst:

http://www.gog.com/game/myst_masterpiece_edition

Or you could just Google "no-intro $game_console_of_choice" and get the entire library in minutes that way...


thanks!


Have you played realMYST? It's available on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/63600/.

I wish someone would make a realRiven, etc.


i'll definitely be buying it.


You can get Charles Dickens for free.

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37

of course the library also has tons of free literature for you too.




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