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The Wild History Of Demo Discs, Shareware And Covertapes – Kotaku Australia
Gaming wouldn’t be the same if it wasn’t for shareware, demos and covertapes and the businesses that built around them.
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…
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