ALT Teal tile with a bold greenish-black headline: How much classic video game history is already gone for good? Below, beside a vertical bar that dissolves into pixels, is a quote: “The industry has done a poor job stewarding its heritage and history ... a recent study shows classic games are in critical danger of being lost.” Attributed to Josh Renaud, Journalist. The Vanishing Culture logo is at bottom right.

ALT Orange tile with a quote in bold greenish-black text: “Only 13 percent of all classic games released between 1960 and 2009 are currently commercially available.” Below, a caption reads: Survey of the video game reissue market in the United States (2023). A horizontal bar dissolves into pixels at left. Attributed to Josh Renaud, Journalist. The Vanishing Culture logo is at bottom right.

ALT Gray tile with a quote in bold greenish-black text: “The commercial unavailability of so many classic games leaves few viable options for playing them today.” Below is a screenshot of the 1985 title screen of Mom and Me by Kirschen, with a four-panel comic of a gray-haired woman in a green sweater and a menu: Talk to Terri, Talk to someone else, Quit. Attributed to Josh Renaud, Journalist. Vanishing Culture logo.

ALT Book cover titled “Vanishing Culture” on a teal background. Pixel-art style graphics show a VHS tape, open book, film reel, chain link, and vinyl record dissolving into digital fragments. At the bottom, a cursor icon points to the word “SAVE,” alongside an archive-style building icon, evoking digital preservation.