Talk:Video game preservation

Sources found by editors to help expand

• http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1022240/Saving-Game-History-Forever-Or
• http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/video-game-preservation-movement-1.3937421
• http://www.usgamer.net/articles/nothing-lasts-forever-confronting-the-problem-of-video-game-preservation
• http://www.tested.com/tech/gaming/44376-16_bit-time-capsule-how-emulator-bsnes-makes-a-case-for-software-preservation/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yILUPb7gVlg - cifaldi interview
• http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134641/where_games_go_to_sleep_the_game_.php
• http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134653/where_games_go_to_sleep_the_game_.php
• http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134671/where_games_go_to_sleep_the_game_.php
• https://www.polygon.com/2015/10/27/9623588/game-preservation-dmca-ruling-library-of-congress-eff
• http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/04/09/esa-says-preserving-old-games-is-illegal-because-its-hacking
• http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-26-the-case-of-the-disappearing-video-games

Additional sources from TarkusAB (talk · contribs):

• Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Vol. 1 - Chapter on Game Preservation society
• https://kotaku.com/why-some-video-games-are-in-danger-of-disappearing-fore-1789609791
• https://kotaku.com/saving-japans-games-1819339226 - Redon of GPS estimates they will only be able to save 80% of PC-88 games
• https://kotaku.com/new-non-profit-has-plans-to-save-gamings-past-1792795768
• https://kotaku.com/the-secret-trade-in-unreleased-games-1664067609
• http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/02/how_should_we_preserve_video_games.html
• https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2015/09/16/digital/play-one-fans-quest-save-old-video-games/#.WeJjwGhSxPY
• https://gamehistory.org/
• https://www.gamepres.org/en/support/qamission/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXnkAoiek2E
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLWY7fCXUwE
• http://blogs.loc.gov/thesignal/2012/09/yes-the-library-of-congress-has-video-games-an-interview-with-david-gibson/

• https://www.usgamer.net/articles/nintendo-playstation-grabbed-headlines-but-expert-says-support-for-preservation-remains-dismal-at-best

• https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/6/25/4452894/the-strong-preserving-the-history-of-video-games

• https://newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-collectors-who-save-video-game-history-from-oblivion/amp

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Masem (talk • contribs) 11:28, 15 August 2018 (UTC)

Adandonware

Most liquidators don't know anything about games and how to earn money out of them and find running servers costly probely. So guess if a company say them, to pay few 1000s for the copyright rights, they sell, money is money.

Sony Playstation made a Video Game Preservation team, but it is unclear what they gonna do. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:1c03:491a:d900:84f:c3b8:c0fa:cd9a (talk) 08:24, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Prince of Persia

Narrative about saving the source code for a game

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnEWBtCnFs8
• https://www.wired.com/2012/04/prince-of-persia-source-code/

Bluerasberry (talk) 18:51, 8 July 2025 (UTC)

GOG.com

Probably should mention their Good Old Game preservation program. -- Wesha (talk) 22:56, 12 July 2025 (UTC)