Reply 60 of 61, by Bandock
One thing I can say is some CDs from the past are notorious for going bad within a few to couple years (even quicker if used more often). I do have a strange feeling that some CDs were manufactured better than others For instance, we have some very old CDs that are still in remarkable shape. Same doesn't go for very specific CDs (probably low quality) though.
One such CD for instance is Card Crazy (which contains a whole bunch of card games as well as few other games). Within a few years, that CD deteriorated like crazy to the point I can't even back it up properly. Let me put this way, it was having weird problems just 1-2 years after purchase. I have a somewhat backed up ISO and tried to back it up again (as a separate file of course). Sadly, it's beyond repair as it's now even worse.. 😒
Most CDs from our experience (in our household) do stand the test of time though while some end up going bad within a few years.