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Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A fun way to support video game preservation.

The Video Game History Foundation does great work when it comes to preserving the history of the medium, and now the institute is offering a unique way for people to show support. Right now on GOG you can purchase a “supporter pack” filled with all kinds of rare art and promotional materials for franchises like Yakuza and The Elder Scrolls, with proceeds going towards the VGHF.

Check out this interview for more on the work they’re doing.

Digital Eclipse is preserving classic games in the most entertaining way possible

With The Making of Karateka, the studio continues to refine its interactive documentaries, providing a video game-native way of presenting the classics.

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Almost 90 percent of classic games are ‘critically endangered,’ say archivists

It is impossibly hard to play games released before 2010.

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Atari 50 is an incredible playable tour through video game history

The new retro collection is a cross between an interactive documentary and a virtual museum exhibition.

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Two never-published NES games are up for auction on eBay

The Video Game History Foundation is raising money to win the auction and share these never-before-seen games with the public

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The ticking time bomb of modern free-to-play games

When games like Dragalia Lost shut down for good, what happens next?

Alicia Haddick
Habitat for humanity: how a classic MMO got a second life

A team of video game preservationists brought the world’s first MMO back to life

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Inside the fight to save video game history

Publishers and preservationists are fighting over how old video games can be saved from digital obsolescence

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Archivists are trying to chronicle Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ unforgettable first year

The challenge of documenting a virtual world

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A new way to think about your favorite game’s code

Frank Cifaldi and Kelsey Lewin, co-directors of the Video Game History Foundation, explain their new project

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Analogue’s console clones are a way to preserve gaming’s past

Its Sega Genesis remake is the company’s latest contribution to video game history

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