When the App You Love Disappears: How to Archive and Preserve Fan Worlds Like the Deleted Animal Crossing Island
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When the App You Love Disappears: How to Archive and Preserve Fan Worlds Like the Deleted Animal Crossing Island

ccaptains
2026-02-04
10 min read
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How to archive fan-made game worlds—screenshots, mapping, ethical negotiation with publishers—after takedowns like the deleted Animal Crossing island.

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2026-02-04T11:15:48.130Z