Thoughts on uMIAs

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Thoughts on uMIAs

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Trying to find the correct words so it doesn't come across in a negative way... I used to read about uMIAs discoveries with enthusiasm many years ago, but now I wonder if old uMIAs are what they seem to be. If someone made the software better by making changes, adding a customized loader, adding digitised graphics to a loading screen or to the game, or adding or doing anything that they couldn't have done back then, is it still considered a uMIA?

Since they're games or programs that were never released commercially, we really don't know if what we're being shown is old or recent. Maybe it doesn't matter and I should just be thankful we get to see it. In my opinion, a real uMIA would be something from the Speccy's past that gets released without any hint of recent modifications or additions.
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