Author: Chip Calloway

Editor of 16-Bit World. Keeps the masthead honest, writes the flagship editorials and the Retro Trivia Quiz, and signs the Cartridge Club newsletter. Formerly credited as 'admin,' and happier this way.

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The Library That Vanished: Inside LeapArchive’s Rescue of LeapFrog’s Lost App Center

November 10, 2026

When LeapFrog switched off its App Center in 2021, the LeapPad and Leapster Explorer lost their entire digital library. One archivist has spent two years counting what was lost — all 1,958 titles of it.