“When you do the maths, we are completely out of cash in September”.
“Currently, in our bank account, we have £2100 (around $2800). It’s not even enough to pay the rent for one month,” explains Joseph Redon, head of the Japanese Game Preservation Society. He’s describing the end of the non-profit organisation he set up in 2011 with the aim of properly safeguarding Japanese gaming history before it is lost forever.
The GPS has successfully preserved thousands of Japanese games—including many floppy discs, which have a finite lifespan—and related media, such as magazines and books. Honorary members of the society include Tomohiro Nishikado (creator of Space Invaders), Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage composer), Yoshio Kiya (Dragon Slayer, Sorcerian) and Tokihiro Naito (creator of Hydlide)—yet, despite attracting the support of such legendary figures and operating in one of the world’s most influential nations when it comes to interactive entertainment, the organisation is on its last legs.
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“When you do the maths, we are completely out of cash in September”.
“Currently, in our bank account, we have £2100 (around $2800). It’s not even enough to pay the rent for one month,” explains Joseph Redon, head of the Japanese Game Preservation Society. He’s describing the end of the non-profit organisation he set up in 2011 with the aim of properly safeguarding Japanese gaming history before it is lost forever.
The GPS has successfully preserved thousands of Japanese games—including many floppy discs, which have a finite lifespan—and related media, such as magazines and books. Honorary members of the society include Tomohiro Nishikado (creator of Space Invaders), Yuzo Koshiro (Streets of Rage composer), Yoshio Kiya (Dragon Slayer, Sorcerian) and Tokihiro Naito (creator of Hydlide)—yet, despite attracting the support of such legendary figures and operating in one of the world’s most influential nations when it comes to interactive entertainment, the organisation is on its last legs.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
