Such was the desire for older titles that manufacturers saw the opportunity to let people buy legal versions of many long-lost classics. Without a digital download infrastructure in place on non-internet connected video game consoles, old games died with their generation until coders came up with ways to emulate the old tech and allow people to play legally dubious, rips of old games on their PCs. Back in the day, an obsolete video game console tended to equal dead games tied to the platform and unless you scoured flea markets or your attic it meant no more old games for you.
