A study by the Video Game History Foundation, a "non-profit organisation dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games", has found that most antique games are beyond the reach of fans unwilling to brandish the black flag on the digital high seas.
"87% of classic video games released in the United States are critically endangered," claims the study. "Just 13% of video game history is being represented in the current marketplace. In fact, no period of video game history defined in this study even cracked 20% representation."
