The Video Game History Foundation

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Non-profit dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games.

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[tap tap tap] this thing on Hi!! We're here, and we've been busy. Here's what we've been up to for the last six months to make game history better.

We've been busy! Our 2024 recap so far | Video Game History Foundationgamehistory.org It's been an eventful first half of 2024. Learn what we've been up to this year.

[tap tap tap] this thing on Hi!! We're here, and we've been busy. Here's what we've been up to for the last six months to make game history better.

We've been busy! Our 2024 recap so far | Video Game History Foundationgamehistory.org It's been an eventful first half of 2024. Learn what we've been up to this year.

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I spent over 10 years designing and producing computer games for a variety of media. I don't think a one of them can be played. (Even if you have a legit copy of EVOLUTION you need to put the CD in a drive to play it and very few computers have those anymore.)

An alarming 87% of classic video games released in the US are unavailable. Here’s why that matters. gamehistory.org/87percent

87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundationgamehistory.org New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable

Yesterday we dropped the results of our study: 87% of classic games in the US are unavailable. Today, you should check out our podcast episode about it: Why conduct this study? How did we do it? And how could it help game preservation? https://gamehistory.org/bonus-episode-game-availability-study/

Bonus Episode: Game Availability Study | Video Game History Foundationgamehistory.org Brandon Butler, Director of Information Policy at the University of Virginia Library and Law and Policy Advisor at the Software Preservation Network, joins us to talk about a major new study published...

An alarming 87% of classic video games released in the US are unavailable. Here’s why that matters. gamehistory.org/87percent

87% Missing: the Disappearance of Classic Video Games | Video Game History Foundationgamehistory.org New study reveals most classic video games are completely unavailable

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Monthly blind box nostalgia for a very good cause. @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social Plus I get to make my bathroom magazine rack that much more interesting for guests. Now I just need guests.

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With the help of @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social I brought online some never-before-seen marketing materials from the heart of the arcade age. Sega-Gremlin's video library is a fascinating stroll into when video games were big and hairstyles were bigger. https://gamehistory.org/sega-gremlin-archive/

ICYMI: We're working with Cyan to digitize over 100 hours of footage from the making of the Myst series! Never before seen interviews, behind the scenes footage — it’s going to be amazing. More to share later this year! gamehistory.org/cyan

Digitizing Behind-the-Scenes Content From the Creators of Myst! | Video Game History Foundationgamehistory.org We're working with Cyan to preserve their entire video archive!

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So the news is out: The Video Game History Foundation is partnering with Cyan to digitize over 100 hours of video from their archives from the making of the Myst series! Unbelievably excited about this https://gamehistory.org/cyan/

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I am working on reconstructing levels that were cut from Sonic 2, using historical paper documents that barely survived the last 30 years. This is literally archaeology and my job rules.

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the team has been digitizing so much never before seen sonic 2 art at the video game history foundation this week!! it’s so rare that we have a week of doing stuff that will be obviously cool and exciting to people

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