: Following high-profile lawsuits against sites like LoveROMs and LoveRETRO, many repositories began to vanish. PortalRoms faced similar pressure, leading to frequent domain changes and eventually "dead links" as hosting providers pulled support.
: The site's struggle highlights how quickly a massive library of cultural artifacts can disappear when it relies on a single, centralized platform. The Aftermath: Preservation vs. Piracy PortalRoms
: Advocates argue sites like these are essential for saving games that are no longer for sale [21, 28]. PortalRoms