“Your imagination was kickstarted by the pictures and text on the box”.
Preserving history is often all about archiving before it is too late, especially when it comes to games. Saving that floppy before it becomes unreadable, ripping that CD before ‘bit rot’ sets in and a hard drive before it dies a quiet (well, sort of) and untimely death.
But what about the excitement of bringing home a brand-new game from the shop, looking at the artwork on the ride back, reading the manual and all the extra stuff before even loading the game? How can one preserve a feeling like that? We met the biggest fans of the good ol’ big boxes to discuss their work on making their collections accessible and building a community to share their passion together.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
“Your imagination was kickstarted by the pictures and text on the box”.
Preserving history is often all about archiving before it is too late, especially when it comes to games. Saving that floppy before it becomes unreadable, ripping that CD before ‘bit rot’ sets in and a hard drive before it dies a quiet (well, sort of) and untimely death.
But what about the excitement of bringing home a brand-new game from the shop, looking at the artwork on the ride back, reading the manual and all the extra stuff before even loading the game? How can one preserve a feeling like that? We met the biggest fans of the good ol’ big boxes to discuss their work on making their collections accessible and building a community to share their passion together.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
