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Rare Pokémon game that deletes itself found 20 years later
PokéPark Fishing was only accessible for a while, to a select group of fans in Japan. The 2005 game has since resurfaced, but there's a catch.
Game That Deletes Itself
Released Dec 12, 2022
Game That Deletes Itself is a platformer released in December 2022 for PC, macOS, and Linux. Despite its recent launch, the game shares conceptual DNA with PokéPark Fishing, a 2005 Pokémon title that was distributed only temporarily to a limited Japanese audience before becoming inaccessible - a design choice that has fascinated players and collectors for two decades. The resurfacing of that earlier game in recent coverage highlights a niche but persistent gaming curiosity around titles with intentional impermanence, a theme that directly informs this platformer's own design philosophy and approach to player engagement.
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