All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity
2 days ago
- #Game Preservation
- #iPod
- #DRM
- Classic iPod fans are preserving clickwheel games by bypassing Apple's FairPlay DRM.
- A coordinated Virtual Machine syncs original game copies to create a 'master library' for distribution.
- All 54 official iPod clickwheel games are now preserved, including the recently added Real Soccer 2009.
- GitHub user Olsro initiated the iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project and found contributors with large game libraries.
- The project faced delays due to false leads and technical issues, but persistence led to completion.
- Real Soccer 2009 was particularly difficult to preserve, with multiple failed attempts before success.