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The Video Game History Foundation Library opens in early access (gamehistory.org)

submitted 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Today, the Video Game History Foundation launches early access to its digital archive of video game history research materials, available now at library.gamehistory.org.

Ever since we started in 2017, the Video Game History Foundation has been building a digital library to help the study of video game history. We’ve been collecting development documents, behind-the-scenes content, rare video game publications and catalogs, magazines, memorabilia, ephemera, and more.

After years of cataloging, processing, and digitizing our collections, we’re ready to open our (virtual) doors to the public for the first time.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

The Myst "behind the scenes" footage alone is great to see. Very worthy of preservation.

https://archive.gamehistory.org/folder/f3e70141-62dc-447d-bcf9-b527284ea6b3

More power to them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I'm a little confused, how exactly does the site work? can you download anything from it?

https://library.gamehistory.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/13167

for example if I wanted to go here, there's no link to download anything. so other than the page just existing, what exactly is the point?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago

I think their "library" link is just a list of the content, and you have to go to https://archive.gamehistory.org/ to actually access the content

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

I also think that their catalog is comprehensive, but not all materials have been digitized.