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Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants

YouTube Video

This YouTube video addresses copyright infringement on the Antique For Geeks website and uses this as a springboard to highlight and thank the numerous online resources crucial to the YouTuber’s channel and others focusing on retro gaming. Key points include:

  • Copyright Infringement: A Commodore-focused YouTube channel plagiarized content (written reviews) from Antique For Geeks.

  • Importance of Retro Gaming Resources: The YouTuber emphasizes the reliance of retro gaming YouTubers on various websites and online communities for information, game files, and support. He stresses the need to acknowledge and support these resources.

  • Key Websites Mentioned & Their Purpose: The video spotlights many invaluable websites, including:

    • CPC Power (French): Excellent search functionality for Amstrad CPC games, including finding cheats, images, and manuals. Useful as a starting point for research even beyond CPC games.
    • CPC Wiki/Forums: Technical support and community forum.
    • Amad CPC Memory (FR): Resource for CPC magazines and fanzines.
    • Spectrum Computing: Replacement for World of Spectrum, providing access to Spectrum games and a useful forum.
    • RXZ Archive: Provides playthrough recordings of Spectrum games, helpful for demonstrating later levels.
    • ZX Tip Shop: Collection of cheats and tips from retro magazines.
    • Lemon 64: Source for opinions (although sometimes unreliable) on C64 games.
    • CSDb (C64): Primary source for downloading C64 games and trainers.
    • Vinnie’s Mega Hacks (C64): Website with trainers for C64 games.
    • Atari Legend: Resource for Atari ST games and information.
    • Amiga Magazine Rack: Provides magazine reviews and scores for Amiga games.
    • Internet Archive: Useful for finding various retro gaming materials.
    • Wikipedia: Cautionary note: Used as a starting point for research, but often inaccurate.
    • Star.Star. (Atari): Useful for Atari systems.
    • Stairway To Hell (Atari): A good resource, though less used by the YouTuber.
    • Plus 4 World: Resource for Commodore 16 and Plus 4 games.

  • Community Support: The YouTuber thanks the Genivision Discord, Bluesky community, and past Patreon supporters for their contributions, particularly in providing game captures and technical assistance.

  • Succession Planning: The YouTuber encourages website maintainers to consider succession planning to ensure the longevity of their valuable resources.

  • Responsible Content Creation: The YouTuber contrasts his efforts to properly credit sources (even when using substantial portions of others’ work) with the blatant plagiarism of the Commodore channel. He acknowledges the grey area in using others’ content but emphasizes the importance of seeking permission and giving credit whenever possible.

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