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   * consistent and repeatable methods for creating dumps   * consistent and repeatable methods for creating dumps
   * verification against other dumps   * verification against other dumps
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 +We tend to prefer tools released under free/open source licenses, so the preservation community can make improvements, like fixing bugs and updating software to run on modern platforms. Hit Save! offers [[https://hitsave.org/open-source-projects-we-want-to-help/|financial support for open source projects]] focusing on video game preservation.
  
 ==== Why is this important? ==== ==== Why is this important? ====
  
-Video games have played a large role in our cultural history for decades, but we're at risk of losing many older games forever. Floppy disks, CDS, and other physical media have begun to reach the end of their lifespan and it's often no longer possible to access an uncorrupted copy of their data. Even for games that haven't yet succumbed to bit rot, playing them often requires obsolete technology.+Video games have played a large role in our cultural history for decades, but we're at risk of losing many older games forever. Floppy disks, CDs, and other physical media have begun to reach the end of their lifespan and it's often no longer possible to access an uncorrupted copy of their data. Even for games that haven't yet succumbed to bit rot, playing them often requires obsolete technology.
  
 We need to preserve these artifacts of cultural development so future generations can appreciate and learn from them. We need to preserve these artifacts of cultural development so future generations can appreciate and learn from them.
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 ==== What about current gen systems/digital? ==== ==== What about current gen systems/digital? ====
  
-This wiki is focused on physical media preservation, and will not include current-gen systems or digital storefront dumping guides. +This wiki is focused on physical media preservation, and won't include current-gen systems or digital storefront dumping guides. You can find guides not covered here at [[https://miscdumpingguides.miraheze.org/|MiscDumpingGuides]].
 ==== Acknowledgements ==== ==== Acknowledgements ====
  
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