I remember some PC games in the 90's/early 2000's just refused to run, or they would run and then the disk would get too scratched up and then they'd refuse to

I remember some PC games in the 90's/early 2000's just refused to run, or they would run and then the disk would get too scratched up and then they'd refuse to run. Sometimes one particular game (MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries) would freeze and the CD drive would start spinning at warp speed, and it would still be spinning a bit due to inertia when I opened the CD tray. Once I tried to stop it with my finger and the disc launched itself across the room. You just don't get these kinds of hijinks with modern games :(