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    3 months ago

    Sure but the project gets completed and released onto the internet. If it’s not of note then it probably won’t get noticed and deleted. If it is then it will probably get covered by publications like this, downloaded a ton, and archived before removal.

    Like that links awakening windows port that one dude released. Just showed up and dropped it anonymously, feature complete with widescreen, 120fps, crazy map view upgrades, and dipped. Nintendo nuked it within the day but you can easily still find it for download

    Like I just googled it and within 30 seconds found https://archive.org/details/links-awakening-dx-hd

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        3 months ago

        Use the torrent (but use a vpn as Nintendo is pretty notorious for sending love notes to your isp)

        Edit also fwiw just tried the zip, on mobile atm but def works? Download completed, extracted, files are correct. Can’t run it bc I’m on mobile but it’s correct