Spore was a massive expansion on the already heady concepts of previous Maxis games like SimCity and The Sims, and one that courted no small amount of controversy at launch – less so for its content than the restrictive DRM measures of publisher EA. Now, Spore is getting a lavish preservation treatment alongside a selection of other modern classics courtesy of GOG.
The GOG Preservation Program has added the Spore Collection alongside the likes of Tomb Raider 2013, Hitman: Codename 47, Clive Barker's Undying, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, and a host of other old titles that are less notable but no less worth preserving. For titles in the Preservation Program, GOG has committed to keeping them updated so they "remain compatible and playable on modern systems in their best form," effectively promising to ensure these titles "live forever."
