r/GamePreservationists

I've always been passionate about game preservation. I'm a big supporter of PC storefronts like GOG and of individual developers/publishers that recognize the importance of DRM-free digital distribution, but I think we all know that there are companies that will unfortunately never fully embrace DRM-free game releases. Well, what if I told you that the Steam client itself and any games that use only it as DRM can be used forever across multiple PCs, and without having to worry about relying on servers being up or companies being in business, to boot?

This tutorial will demonstrate and walk you through downloading Steam games, getting them ready to be moved/backed up/archived, and getting them running on a completely separate, totally isolated and offline machine. I'd been wanting to put this together for quite some time now, and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. Let me know if you have any questions about the process, I love talking about this stuff.

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Shenmue was never released on PC for Windows 98, but there were rumors back in the day when I was a kid without a Dreamcast (and my parents were clear: ‘No way we are getting one’). Luckily, I got to play it through a close friend; and boy was Shenmue ahead of its time!

So years later, I decided to make the box anyway -> not a game, no software. Just a physical object that reimagines what the PC release could have looked like.

Every element was designed and assembled by me, from the cover illustration, to the box inserts, CDs, and items. I only created 10 boxes.

I've been working on this for about 6 months and I'd love honest feedback from the Shenmue community, people who actually know this game.

1. Does it feel right? What feels out of place?
2. Do you get why it exist?

Some have told me there was no point making this. I still disagree, and I think there are others out there who would feel like I do.

If you want to see more, go to cambureditions.com. Thanks to all, in advance!

By the way, this is a fan-project. No software included.

saw that someone posted about this on the Subreddit a few years ago, so i figured it's worth sharing here.

the two planned chapters were uploaded to Partnernet, Microsoft's internal developer network, and were posted publicly as part of an Obscure Gamers prototype release.

• ["Out of Gas"](https://hiddenpalace.org/Hellboy:_The_Science_of_Evil_(DLC_Out_of_Gas_prototype\)) {a standalone bonus chapter starring Hellboy}
• ["Disposable Army"](https://hiddenpalace.org/Hellboy:_The_Science_of_Evil_(DLC_Disposable_Army_prototype\)) {this is the Lobster Johnson content, which adds an extra chapter and also allows you to play as him in Co-Op}

the main source of the content's notoriety was that there were four achievements in the base game tied to it, which were impossible to unlock as a result of the content never releasing. installing these packages {requires BadUpdate or a modchip on real hardware} actually makes them officially accessible for the first time.

i was also able to get in contact with Kev Harrison, one of the developers, who confirmed the content was likely unreleased due to the publisher screwing them over. delaying the release of the title for several months so it launched closer to Hellboy II: The Golden Army. {indeed the final build date according to the game's executable was October 24, 2007. over eight months prior to launch} >The DLC was never released as Konami had two different offices that were being amalgamated into one. The side of Konami we were working with closed and all the projects including Hellboy were shifted to the one office. Hellboy then sat on a shelf for approximately a year before it was released, coinciding with the release of the Hellboy 2 movie. I had two games I'd worked on come out in the same month the following year, Hellboy and Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels which is an extremely rare occurrence.

and some further details from production assistant Rich Foster >The dev cycle for Hellboy was just over 2 years I believe (from the point I joined at least), and for the majority of that time we had been working closely with Konami US, through weekly/bi-weekly video calls, frequent emails, etc, they even came out to the studio on a number of occasions. Now, I don't know the specifics around exactly what happened at Konami, but towards the end of Hellboy, our primary contacts were let go/replaced with an individual from another branch at Konami, who just wanted to get the game out of the door as fast as possible. As such, it was Konami who decided not to release the DLC levels, even though for the most part, they were complete.

i just made a video providing a full overview on what's included in the downloadable content, as well as giving a likely explanation on why the achievements for it ended up as part of the base game's list. feel free to watch it if you're interested.

So been collecting games since i can financially afford them mostly indie or classics i hate the AAA's but do like the old ones like gta 4 , mirrors edge and etc. Now that being said from time to time i do pirate some games and play it out whenever i do get the time. But i fear in future the games t hat i bought from steam lets say some co op or semi online games might go out then i wont be able to playthem neither the single player games those needs internet connection. Now i have heard about goldberg emulator and some other ways to preserve steam games. But is there actually any way to preserve steam games? Due to i have heard you need absolutely steam running to continue those games even if you made them offline and put somewhere like lets say another pc but it cant run afterwards. Well i havent tried it yet cuz i dont know any of other ways. Been searching for though still as some of you guys already do preserve games for t he future so just wanted to post here if anyone knows any way regarding this though thanks! pic for attention lol

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