An nameless reader writes: Atari pulled the plug on the discharge of Marble Insanity II virtually precisely 31 years in the past after the observe as much as their hit sport did not carry out properly 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 non-public 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 offers background data on this story and talks with various the digital archaeologists concerned. They talk about the occasions that unfolded, speculate as to why the sport might have failed, and have a look at what it means to the group.
