Decades later, Leo is a game preservationist. The original silver copier sits on his desk, next to a ROM dumper and a soldering iron. He tells young developers: "That device taught me the difference between piracy and preservation. One steals. The other remembers."
By the early 2000s, the traditional video game copier became obsolete. The rise of optical discs (PS1, Dreamcast, PS2) shifted software piracy toward CD burners, removing the need for expensive RAM-based copiers. game copier
Game developers and publishers also offer alternatives, such as: Decades later, Leo is a game preservationist