An nameless reader writes: Atari pulled the plug on the discharge of Marble Insanity II nearly precisely 31 years in the past after the observe as much as their hit sport didn’t carry out nicely in location checks. For many years the one option to play this now wanted rarity has been on considered one of a handful of identified surviving models when it was exhibited by a personal collector at annual occasions.
That has all modified after the ROM mysteriously appeared on The Web Archive and was subsequently emulated by MAME developer David Haywood. Ars Technica supplies background info on this story and talks with a lot of the digital archaeologists concerned. They talk about the occasions that unfolded, speculate as to why the sport might have failed, and take a look at what it means to the group.
