The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoNothing wrong with keeping old memorieslemmy.worldimagemessage-square97linkfedilinkarrow-up1806arrow-down16
arrow-up1800arrow-down1imageNothing wrong with keeping old memorieslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square97linkfedilink
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoI currently use an external optical drive. If someone doesn’t own one, they could always buy one later…
minus-squarefrunch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYou can even buy an external floppy drive too! I got one for under $20 recently to listen to an album that was released on 3.5" floppies, lol
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoTIL albums were sometimes released on floppy disks.
minus-squareepyon22@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoOwns disk grabs pirate copy because it’s easier 😂
minus-squareRaoulDook@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoThere’s really no reason not to have an optical drive beyond cost, and they can be cheap. Mine has a sata blu-ray burner. If you don’t have a 5.25" bay there are USB ones.
minus-squareToes♀@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoA common problem with older games is that the DRM isn’t compatible with modern computers. Necitating the need for a crack anyways.
Is there no way to use them?
I currently use an external optical drive. If someone doesn’t own one, they could always buy one later…
You can even buy an external floppy drive too! I got one for under $20 recently to listen to an album that was released on 3.5" floppies, lol
TIL albums were sometimes released on floppy disks.
Tracker music.
Owns disk grabs pirate copy because it’s easier 😂
There’s really no reason not to have an optical drive beyond cost, and they can be cheap. Mine has a sata blu-ray burner. If you don’t have a 5.25" bay there are USB ones.
A common problem with older games is that the DRM isn’t compatible with modern computers. Necitating the need for a crack anyways.