Victims of Digital Distribution – Games You Can't Buy Anymore
When a game released exclusively digitally disappears from distribution, it becomes impossible to play it legally. Actually, quite a few gems have disappeared in this manner, with the legendary P.T. being just the beginning of the story.
Table of Contents
- Victims of Digital Distribution – Games You Can't Buy Anymore
- P. T.
- Selected games from Telltale
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
- OutRun Online Arcade
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
- GTI Club+: Rally Cote D’Azur
- WiiWare
- Flappy Bird
GTI Club+: Rally Cote D’Azur
The story of GTI Club+ is parallel to the story of Outrun Online Arcade. Again, we have an arcade racing series, which used to be famous in video arcades in the 90s. It was developed by Sumo Digital, and they managed to bring the classic gameplay up-to-date. Here, too, the game's lifespan in digital distribution was quickly abolished due to the expiration of a license.
The original GTI Club debuted in 1996 and was mostly distinguished with non-linear tracks. Racing on the streets of European cities, we could use different alleys and narrow shortcuts, making it easier to shorten lap times and beat rivals, at the price of taking more risks. GTI club+ expanded the classic formula with nicer visuals, a single-player mode, online modes, and support for the PlayStation Eye camera.
The game debuted on PlayStation Store in late 2008, earning decent ratings averaging 70%, and passing without much fuss. If someone remembered the GTI Club series a few years later and dreamed of playing the arcade classic at home, they were late – the title was withdrawn from distribution in 2012.
