I was pleasantly surprised recently with the lutris install scripts on Linux for NFSU2. I remember a few years ago struggling with it, it ran but often crashed in the middle of the game.
replyWhat do you mean about Alan Wake? It's available in online stores
replyI used it as a notorious example (among others) of a game that was removed from storefronts because of music licensing deals expiring: https://www.reddit.com/r/gog/comments/6asmg9/alan_wake_will_...
replyLooking a bit more into it, they are now selling the game again, with some track removed (notably "space oddity").
NFSU2 is known for its iconic music, so I am not sure they could sell copies without at least some of the more iconic original music.
It was temporarily removed some years back
replyA better example is Spec Ops: The Line, which was removed from online stores in 2024 and remains unavailable to this day.
reply> I do find it legally dubious to also host the assets, but at least they make it easy to jump in.
replyA firm has generational culture locked up, and won’t take money for even a low-effort re-release?
Nobody’s being harmed, here.