eldavojohn writes “There’s been a movement to preserve virtual worlds but MIT’s Tech Review paints a dire picture of our video game memories rotting away in the attic of history. From the article: ‘Entire libraries face extinction the moment the last remaining working console of its kind — a Neo Geo, Atari 2600 or something more obscure, like the Fairchild Channel F — bites the dust.’ Published in The International Journal of Digital Curation, a new paper highlights this problem and explains how emulators fall short to truly preserve our video game heritage. The paper also breaks down popular SNES emulators to illustrate the growing problem with emulators and their varying quality. Do you remember any video consoles like the Magnavox Odyssey that are forever lost to the ages?”
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Our Video Game Heritage Is Rotting Away
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ldavojohn writes “There’s been a movement to preserve virtual worlds but MIT’s Tech Review paints a dire picture of our video game memories rotting away in the attic of history. From the article:found your site on del.icio.us today and really liked it..
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