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Last of the lost iPod clickwheel games preserved

Rob Beschizza
Sep 10, 2025
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The iPod and its innovative clickwheel are history, and with it in the dustbin went dozens of downloadable games that Apple briefly made available in the 2000s. Thanks to the company's DRM system, the age of the hardware and sheer rarity of some titles, it took a well-organized effort to preserve them all. With the discovery of an iPod containing Real S…

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