ICYMI

I’m Trying Really Hard To Love Spacebase Startopia
Good God Pokémon Snap Continues To Look Adorable
John Wick Director Working On A Ghost Of Tsushima Movie
Ian Walker
A History Of Shareware, Demos And Covertapes

A History Of Shareware, Demos And Covertapes

Back before YouTube and Twitch and always online DRM, developers needed more effective ways of marketing than just relying on word of mouth. This resulted in shareware, demos and demo discs, free slices of playable content that spawned one of the most interesting phases in the gaming.