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Interesting idea. Granted most of the classics I was thinking about were console games that've been released in collections on PC (and other new consoles). But I'm curious why the need for an old PC, is it to have the floppy drive? Because in general, PC is the one gaming option that's (nearly)...

Good to know this is still a thing. The game that sparked the interest was the Megaman Legacy Collection (which has been out a while now of course, and obviously from a huge company). I checked Capcom's website but the only purchase option now was through Steam.:rolleyes:

All good stuff to know. Especially the last part about things still being available. Being at the mercy of the a company to access things I've already bought is my biggest hesitation.

That's good to know. I've had music software that was superseded by new software and the developers removed the option to download the old software from their website. In that case I was lucky to find an exe of the program on an old laptop. Had that program relied on a launcher only (like some...

Fair enough, however I am not. I'm only looking into it now mainly inspired by hearing of a few interesting retro game releases and since I don't have a Switch, thought the PC might be an alternative to just using emulators.

Good to know. I saw GOG when I was Googling but at a very cursory glance, thought they were more of the same.

Hey thanks for the reply, and the welcome. Yeah sounds like (aside from ROMs or old abandonware games) you might be right.

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I tried searching several times online and even on the forum here, with no good results. I haven't really gamed much in the past...15 years or so, but still I've been aware of Steam since shortly after it's appearance. There've been a few games on PC...