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by EvanAnderson 677 days ago
> One day I want to get an old iPhone or iPod Touch and jailbreak it and load up some of those old games you can't get anymore.

That we live in a world where this is what you'd have to do to play an "old game" from the late 2000's makes me so sad.

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Unfortunately a reality if you care for vintage iPhone games. Piracy is sometimes the last line of defense for game preservation.

In our case, a group of hackers have released a fangame that is in many ways equal to a modern Tap Tap Revenge, and it can be found here: https://taptapreloaded.com/

Apple's conduct is what I'm sad about. It's shameful that their walled garden destroys legally-legitimate and easy ways to use software that they arbitrarily deem "old". They've conditioned the public to just accept this (both end users and devs), and that's ultimately what fills me with crushing sadness.