Well, after the progress bars got stuck for a few days, the collections had completely disappeared and the 3 servers suddenly went offline. I was just hoping it would get to the end. A sad day indeed. :( #screencap #myrient #savemyrient #shutdown #archive #tracker #emulation #gamepreservation

Fans just saved a 385TB video game archive: Myrient lives on Fans backed up all 385TB of Myrient before its March 31 shutdown. The full archive is now validated and torrents are being generated.

385TB of gaming history almost vanished forever.

A Reddit army backed it all up in under 3 weeks. Not one file lost. 🎮

Torrents are live. Here's what happened 👇
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#Myrient #GamePreservation #RetroGaming

The 385TB Myrient Archive Was Headed for Shutdown — Then the Community Changed Everything The Myrient archive backup has reportedly reached 100% completion ahead of the March 31 shutdown. Here’s why this 385TB preservation milestone matters.

The 385TB Myrient Archive Was Headed for Shutdown - Then the Community Changed Everything - #Baskingamer

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385TB video game archive saved by fans — Myrient has been '100% backed up' and validated, torrents being generated Last month, the site’s hosts announced a shutdown due to spiraling costs.

385TB video game archive saved by fans — #Myrient has been '100% backed up' and validated, torrents being generated | www.tomshardware.com/video-games/...

A 385TB Video Game Archive Was Saved By Random Internet Gamers Community volunteers completed a full backup of Myrient before its closure. Here's how digital game history nearly got lost forever.

A 385TB Video Game Archive Was Saved By Random Internet Gamers

#GamePreservation #Myrient #RetroGaming #AusNews

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It has been done! Myrient has been preserved! People weren't confident it could be done before the end of the month but it was 91% when I uploaded and its basically 100% now! But come hear the future of the archive youtu.be/4vz4D8yu7f0 #gaming #gamingnews #myrient

OK, now it's back up and look, it's almost over! :D #screencap #myrient #savemyrient #shutdown #archive #tracker #emulation #gamepreservation

Oh come on! D: I'm not sure what just happened yesterday, but the other two archives are stuck/reset now and won't download the collections anymore. 😢😞 #screencap #myrient #savemyrient #shutdown #archive #tracker #emulation #gamepreservation

Myrient desconecta el 31 de marzo Myrient cierra el 31 de marzo: 390TB de historia de los videojuegos se apagan. La causa no es una demanda, sino los precios de la RAM por la IA y usuarios que usan gestores de descarga para lucrar. La preservación digital también muere por la economía real.

Myrient cierra el 31 de marzo: 390TB de historia de los videojuegos se apagan. La causa no es una demanda, sino los precios de la RAM por la IA y usuarios que usan gestores de descarga para lucrar. La preservación digital también muere por la economía real.
#Myrient #PreservaciónDigital #IA

Screencap of the Myrient live tracker, showing progress from 3 servers taking care of downloading individual folders from Erista's service at remarkable speeds, which will unfortunately shut down at the end of March. Rooting for Archive #2 here! :D

The thrill of anticipation!😲 #screencap #myrient #savemyrient #shutdown #archive #tracker #emulation #gamepreservation
(thanks to Old_Pollution9050 on the r/savemyrient subreddit)

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#retrogaming and #vintagecomputing archive #Myrient is shutting down due to rising costs in hosting and hardware. This is indeed a very sad development in the preservation of vintage software.

If you're into this sort of thing, hurry up and mirror the things you need before it shuts down on […]

Race Against the Clock: Volunteers Rally to Save Myrient's 390TB Gaming Archive Retro game archive Myrient closes March 31 as AI-driven hardware costs overwhelm its finances. Project Minerva rallies hundreds of volunteers to save the collection.

Race Against the Clock: Volunteers Rally to Save Myrient's 390TB Gaming Archive

#GamePreservation #Myrient #RetroGaming #AIcosts #Minerva #AusNews

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a special call out to #retrohandheld youtubers that haven't even uttered #myrient by name but have definitely benefited from their service and so have all their rose tinted parasocial troglodyte fans. Great use of your voice you cowards #savemyrient #retrogamecorp #techdweeb

Myrient, une immense archive de 390 To de jeux vidéo va disparaître fin mars 2026 - Reboot Game Le site Myrient, qui héberge 390 To de jeux vidéo, fermera le 31 mars 2026 faute de moyens. Une perte majeure pour la préservation du patrimoine vidéoludique.

#myrient #retrogaming #archives #patrimoine #patrimoineculturel #fermeture #Erista
Myrient, une immense archive de 390 To de jeux vidéo va disparaître fin mars 2026 👇

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Video Game Archive Myrient To Shut Down On March 31 Recently the Myrient game video archive announced that they’re shutting down on March 31st of this year, for a couple of reasons, but primarily the skyrocketing financial costs of hosting the…

#VideoGames #Myrient #SiteDeath

'Recently the Myrient game video archive announced that they’re shutting down on March 31st of this year, for a couple of reasons, but primarily the skyrocketing financial costs of hosting the archive. '

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yall should stop downloading from #myrient rn. like you can get your super mario 64 rom from LITERALLY ANY OTHER WEBSITE.

youre overloading their servers rn and people are actually trying to mirror the ACTUALLY ENDANGERED content not just the no-intro/redump roms that are already mostly available

God dammit. Apparently #Myrient is shutting down. That place was the best place to get backup copies of Nintendo games. Now what?

AI's Hardware Hunger Kills One of the Web's Biggest Game Archives Myrient, a 390TB retro game archive, closes 31 March after AI-driven hardware price surges push its founder's out-of-pocket costs past $6,000 a month.

AI's Hardware Hunger Kills One of the Web's Biggest Game Archives

#GamePreservation #Myrient #RetroGaming #AusPol #AusNews #AIImpact

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AI's Storage Hunger Claims a Gaming History Casualty Myrient, a free 390TB classic game archive, shuts down March 31 as AI-driven storage costs push its founder's monthly bill past $6,000.

AI's Storage Hunger Claims a Gaming History Casualty

#GamePreservation #AIImpact #StorageCrisis #Myrient #TechNews #AusNews

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I wrote a easy-to-use script that lets you build a list of your games and download backups from https://myrient.erista.me !

It's geared toward Steam Deck, but also Win!

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Myrient | Home Page Myrient is your go-to website offering organized and publicly available video game collections with the intention of keeping them from becoming lost to time.

#Myrient - Reenvisioning Video Game Preservation 🕹️
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