Video Game History and Those Who Preserve It
February 2, 2025 3:56 PM Subscribe
The Video Game History Foundation have recently opened their online library. A long-running project to preserve the history of video games (something that's run into a wide range of difficulties), the Foundation have just opened their digital library to the public. Browse through a wide range of games publications, along with years worth of archival materials from a variety of games. Here's a short video from head librarian Phil Salvador discussing the launch.
There's a relatively open window for going back to the 70's to preserve some of the, apparently pre-history, of video games. The game developers/designers/etc. are getting up there in years...it's an opportunity to gather data from real life humans before it's too late.
posted by Chuffy at 9:17 PM on February 2
posted by Chuffy at 9:17 PM on February 2
The Digital Antiquarian is a fascinating blog with exquisitely detailed entries on the history and development of video games primarily from the 1970's to the 1990's. Here is the complete table of contents dating back to 2011.
[Warning: If you're interested in this sort of thing, this is one giant rabbit hole which will engulf all of your time.]
posted by fairmettle at 2:02 AM on February 3 [1 favorite]
[Warning: If you're interested in this sort of thing, this is one giant rabbit hole which will engulf all of your time.]
posted by fairmettle at 2:02 AM on February 3 [1 favorite]
damn, i love phil. been following him for years since his days w/ obscuritory. so cool he's managed to get involved with this.
posted by AlbertCalavicci at 5:44 AM on February 3
posted by AlbertCalavicci at 5:44 AM on February 3
If you're into this, you might also like the International Center for the History of Electronic Games at The Strong Museum of Play.
With more than 60,000 artifacts and hundreds of thousands of archival materials, ICHEG cares for the world’s most comprehensive collection dedicated to the history of video games. The collection includes games and the platforms on which they are played, game packaging and advertising, game-related publications, game-inspired consumer products, and other items that illustrate the impact of electronic games on people’s lives.
posted by evilmomlady at 6:24 AM on February 3
With more than 60,000 artifacts and hundreds of thousands of archival materials, ICHEG cares for the world’s most comprehensive collection dedicated to the history of video games. The collection includes games and the platforms on which they are played, game packaging and advertising, game-related publications, game-inspired consumer products, and other items that illustrate the impact of electronic games on people’s lives.
posted by evilmomlady at 6:24 AM on February 3
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nationaldigital treasure. He's also great on the Insert Credit podcast.posted by ropeladder at 6:21 PM on February 2 [1 favorite]