I KNOW!! I'm wondering how long my '99 will last if at all. Haven't played it in about a year. It's great but I hope I don't have to take it to a place to get converted at one of those places...although for $20 bucks which is about what it costs you're looking at about the price of a DVD. I don't think the publishing company would spare the expense since we could do it on our own I guess...
...or buy a DVD/VCR combo? We gotta do something, cuz from what I hear magnetic tape (with perfect storage) might last you 15 years. I of course have not kept it in a hermetically sealed climate/moisture controlled environment, so mine is probably nearing its end... .