#videogamehistoryfoundation — Public Fediverse posts

Video Game History Foundation: Today, we’re introducing a new version of our digital archive platform. This update improves the user experience based on your feedback!

https://gamehistory.org/archive-portal-update-2026/

#VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

Video Game History Foundation: Today, we’re introducing a new version of our digital archive platform. This update improves the user experience based on your feedback!

https://gamehistory.org/archive-portal-update-2026/

#VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

Video Game History Foundation: Today, we’re introducing a new version of our digital archive platform. This update improves the user experience based on your feedback!

https://gamehistory.org/archive-portal-update-2026/

#VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

Video Game History Foundation: Today, we’re introducing a new version of our digital archive platform. This update improves the user experience based on your feedback!

https://gamehistory.org/archive-portal-update-2026/

#VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

Video Game History Foundation: Today, we’re introducing a new version of our digital archive platform. This update improves the user experience based on your feedback!

https://gamehistory.org/archive-portal-update-2026/

#VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

Video Game History Foundation: Our first “expansion pack”! New materials in our development collections. “This week, we’ve updated two of our existing library collections: the Mark Flitman papers and the Andrew Nelson papers! We recently received packages from Mark and Andrew containing new materials from their collections that we missed the first time around, as well as a few items we […]

Video Game History Foundation: Our first “expansion pack”! New materials in our development collections. “This week, we’ve updated two of our existing library collections: the Mark Flitman papers and the Andrew Nelson papers! We recently received packages from Mark and Andrew containing new materials from their collections that we missed the first time around, as well as a few items we […]

Video Game History Foundation: Our first “expansion pack”! New materials in our development collections. “This week, we’ve updated two of our existing library collections: the Mark Flitman papers and the Andrew Nelson papers! We recently received packages from Mark and Andrew containing new materials from their collections that we missed the first time around, as well as a few items we […]

Video Game History Foundation: Our first “expansion pack”! New materials in our development collections. “This week, we’ve updated two of our existing library collections: the Mark Flitman papers and the Andrew Nelson papers! We recently received packages from Mark and Andrew containing new materials from their collections that we missed the first time around, as well as a few items we […]

Video Game History Foundation: Our first “expansion pack”! New materials in our development collections. “This week, we’ve updated two of our existing library collections: the Mark Flitman papers and the Andrew Nelson papers! We recently received packages from Mark and Andrew containing new materials from their collections that we missed the first time around, as well as a few items we […]

The History of Game Player’s Magazines
The Video Game History Foundation has a breezy 3½ minute video about one of the less-remembered magazines of the NES-through-Playstation era, Game Player's, with the apostrophe-S at the end. But it wasn't just one magazine. Over ten years they put out magazines under thirteen different titles, and s
https://setsideb.com/the-history-of-game-players-magazines/
#retro #GamePlayers #magazines #media #retro #RichardMansfield #videogamehistoryfoundation

The Defeating Games for Charity livestream is happening NOW, from Jan 23-25, raising money for the #VideoGameHistoryFoundation!

https://defeatinggames.com/

#Videogames #RetroGaming #GameHistory

Comment la NES a failli être vendue par Atari (et pourquoi ça a tout changé)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://korben.info/nes-histoire-secrete-1985-atari-nintendo.html

Recomendaciones de Podcasts

https://picandocodigo.net/2025/recomendaciones-de-podcasts-2/

#Atari #Música #Podcasts #VideoGameHistoryFoundation

An unpublished #NES game finished by volunteers is receiving a physical release. 100% of profits go to benefit the #VideogameHistoryFoundation who made this possible.

https://www.iam8bit.com/products/xcavator-2025-nes-cartridge

#Videogames #RetroGaming #ClassicGames

iam8bit Announces Xcavator 2025 NES Cartridge to Support Game History Preservation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://noisypixel.net/iam8bit-xcavator-2025-nes-cartridge-vghf/

It's #GivingTuesday and if you care about #GameHistory, consider supporting the #VideogameHistoryFoundation's winter fundraising drive. I am proud to be a patreon supporter which has great benefits like a private discord server, but one-off donations are also very much appreciated! Check out this video with a recap of everything they did this year:

https://bsky.app/profile/gamehistoryorg.bsky.social/post/3m6z5tkjl7a2p

http://gamehistory.org/donate

#VideogameHistory #Videogames #RetroGaming

‘This Guy Should Be Beaten To Death With Baseball Bats’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/mlb-slugfest-commentary-cut

‘This Guy Should Be Beaten To Death With Baseball Bats’

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/mlb-slugfest-commentary-cut

‘This Guy Should Be Beaten To Death With Baseball Bats’

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/mlb-slugfest-commentary-cut

‘This Guy Should Be Beaten To Death With Baseball Bats’

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/mlb-slugfest-commentary-cut

‘This Guy Should Be Beaten To Death With Baseball Bats’

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://aftermath.site/mlb-slugfest-commentary-cut

"We launched the #NES 40 years ago today" was a fantastic panel at this year's Portland #RetroGaming expo, featuring three #Nintendo of America veterans and hosted by The #VideogameHistoryFoundation's Frank Cifaldi.

Check out the VOD here:
https://youtu.be/f2WDfsiLiRA

#ClassicGame #NintendoEntertainmentSystem #Famicom

The #VideoGameHistoryFoundation acquired the rights to one of the first ever video game magazines - "Computer Entertainer". They've now digitized the entire run and have made it avail under CC-license via their Digital Archive here:

https://archive.gamehistory.org/folder/519c0dbd-0f5d-45fe-83c2-355a756391a9?sortField=date&sortDir=asc

The #VideoGameHistoryFoundation has released the Craig Stitt papers, with lots of art from the portfolio of an artist who worked on #Sonic, #Spyro, #RatchetAndClank, and more. There's a video interview with him as well.
https://gamehistory.org/introducing-the-craig-stitt-papers/

https://youtu.be/QAN6AD2_fs0

#Videogames #ClassicGames #SEGA #VGHF #VideoGameHistory #SonicTheHedgehog

The #VideoGameHistoryFoundation has released the Craig Stitt papers, with lots of art from the portfolio of an artist who worked on #Sonic, #Spyro, #RatchetAndClank, and more. There's a video interview with him as well.
https://gamehistory.org/introducing-the-craig-stitt-papers/

https://youtu.be/QAN6AD2_fs0

#Videogames #ClassicGames #SEGA #VGHF #VideoGameHistory #SonicTheHedgehog

The #VideoGameHistoryFoundation has released the Craig Stitt papers, with lots of art from the portfolio of an artist who worked on #Sonic, #Spyro, #RatchetAndClank, and more. There's a video interview with him as well.
https://gamehistory.org/introducing-the-craig-stitt-papers/

https://youtu.be/QAN6AD2_fs0

#Videogames #ClassicGames #SEGA #VGHF #VideoGameHistory #SonicTheHedgehog

The #VideoGameHistoryFoundation has released the Craig Stitt papers, with lots of art from the portfolio of an artist who worked on #Sonic, #Spyro, #RatchetAndClank, and more. There's a video interview with him as well.
https://gamehistory.org/introducing-the-craig-stitt-papers/

https://youtu.be/QAN6AD2_fs0

#Videogames #ClassicGames #SEGA #VGHF #VideoGameHistory #SonicTheHedgehog

The #VideoGameHistoryFoundation has released the Craig Stitt papers, with lots of art from the portfolio of an artist who worked on #Sonic, #Spyro, #RatchetAndClank, and more. There's a video interview with him as well.
https://gamehistory.org/introducing-the-craig-stitt-papers/

https://youtu.be/QAN6AD2_fs0

#Videogames #ClassicGames #SEGA #VGHF #VideoGameHistory #SonicTheHedgehog

Time Extension: The VGHF Is Set To Dump 125 Mystery Prototype ROMs Live On Stream. “The creator of the Video Game History Foundation, Frank Cifaldi, has announced yesterday on social media that the 501(c)3 non-profit organization has recently come into possession of 125 mystery prototype ROMs, which are believed to originally be from Taito Japan. And, better yet, the non-profit will be doing […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/01/time-extension-the-vghf-is-set-to-dump-125-mystery-prototype-roms-live-on-stream/

#Nintendo en #AméricaLatina en la década de los 90 - #piratería y #Famicom

https://picandocodigo.net/2025/nintendo-america-latina-90s-pirateria-famicom/

¡Excelente y extenso artículo! ¡Lectura obligada! :alertglitch:

#Latinoamérica #TheVideoGameHistoryFoundation #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF #Videojuegos #FamilyGame #FamilyComputer #USTR #ArterAndHadden #ArterHadden #Electrolab #Argentina #NES #NTDEC #Uruguay #China #Taiwán #Venezuela #Paraguay #Panamá #Brasil #Chile #México #España #ProjectReality

#Nintendo en #AméricaLatina en la década de los 90 - #piratería y #Famicom

https://picandocodigo.net/2025/nintendo-america-latina-90s-pirateria-famicom/

¡Excelente y extenso artículo! ¡Lectura obligada! :alertglitch:

#Latinoamérica #TheVideoGameHistoryFoundation #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF #Videojuegos #FamilyGame #FamilyComputer #USTR #ArterAndHadden #ArterHadden #Electrolab #Argentina #NES #NTDEC #Uruguay #China #Taiwán #Venezuela #Paraguay #Panamá #Brasil #Chile #México #España #ProjectReality

#Nintendo en #AméricaLatina en la década de los 90 - #piratería y #Famicom

https://picandocodigo.net/2025/nintendo-america-latina-90s-pirateria-famicom/

¡Excelente y extenso artículo! ¡Lectura obligada! :alertglitch:

#Latinoamérica #TheVideoGameHistoryFoundation #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF #Videojuegos #FamilyGame #FamilyComputer #USTR #ArterAndHadden #ArterHadden #Electrolab #Argentina #NES #NTDEC #Uruguay #China #Taiwán #Venezuela #Paraguay #Panamá #Brasil #Chile #México #España #ProjectReality

#Nintendo en #AméricaLatina en la década de los 90 - #piratería y #Famicom

https://picandocodigo.net/2025/nintendo-america-latina-90s-pirateria-famicom/

¡Excelente y extenso artículo! ¡Lectura obligada! :alertglitch:

#Latinoamérica #TheVideoGameHistoryFoundation #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF #Videojuegos #FamilyGame #FamilyComputer #USTR #ArterAndHadden #ArterHadden #Electrolab #Argentina #NES #NTDEC #Uruguay #China #Taiwán #Venezuela #Paraguay #Panamá #Brasil #Chile #México #España #ProjectReality

#Nintendo en #AméricaLatina en la década de los 90 - #piratería y #Famicom

https://picandocodigo.net/2025/nintendo-america-latina-90s-pirateria-famicom/

¡Excelente y extenso artículo! ¡Lectura obligada! :alertglitch:

#Latinoamérica #TheVideoGameHistoryFoundation #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF #Videojuegos #FamilyGame #FamilyComputer #USTR #ArterAndHadden #ArterHadden #Electrolab #Argentina #NES #NTDEC #Uruguay #China #Taiwán #Venezuela #Paraguay #Panamá #Brasil #Chile #México #España #ProjectReality

And it's officially live.

"The Video Game History Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. This library is our way of sharing our collections of rare video game history materials."

https://library.gamehistory.org/

#DigitalPreservation #archiving #videogames #VideoGameHistory #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

And it's officially live.

"The Video Game History Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, celebrating, and teaching the history of video games. This library is our way of sharing our collections of rare video game history materials."

https://library.gamehistory.org/

#DigitalPreservation #archiving #videogames #VideoGameHistory #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

"The Video Game History Foundation announced it will be launching its digital library platform later this month with "never-before-seen game development materials", as well as "artwork, press kits, and promo materials from iconic video games". The library will also allow readers to access 1,500 out-of-print videogame magazines stretching back to the early 1980s.

The magazine library will be fully text searchable, organisable by chronology, and allow users to filter mags by region, platform, publisher, and more."

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-video-game-history-foundation-launches-its-digital-library-later-this-month-providing-access-to-over-1-500-videogame-magazines-and-never-before-seen-game-development-materials/

#news #DigitalPreservation #archiving #videogames #VideoGameHistory #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF

« The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) is making its digital library system available to the public for the first time next week »

› https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-video-game-history-foundation-makes-its-digital-library-available-to-the-public-next-week/

#VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VGHF #Gaming #Retrogaming #VideoGame #VideoGamePreservation

Possibly the First US Commercial For a Nintendo Product
Generally it's considered that arcade Donkey Kong was the product that put Nintendo on the video game map, but Nintendo's Game & Watch line actually predates it by a year. They licensed it
https://setsideb.com/possibly-the-first-us-commercial-for-a-nintendo-product/
#niche #retro #advertising #Ball #ChrisKohler #commercial #GameWatch #history #mego #niche #nintendo #retro #TimeOut #TossUp #video #videogamehistoryfoundation #youtube

Coleco’s Tarzan for the Atari VCS/2600 Found After 40 Years
The lost Atari 2600 version of Coleco's Tarzan game, from the VGHF article

As reported in a post at the excellent Video Game History Foundation, a copy of the unreleased Atari port of the Colecovision Tarzan game has been found, bought from a form
https://setsideb.com/colecos-tarzan-for-the-atari-vcs-2600-found-after-40-years/
#retro #2600 #atari #coleco #jwda #lostmedia #retro #tarzan #vcs #vghf #videogamehistoryfoundation

Coleco’s Tarzan for the Atari VCS/2600 Found After 40 Years
The lost Atari 2600 version of Coleco's Tarzan game, from the VGHF article

As reported in a post at the excellent Video Game History Foundation, a copy of the unreleased Atari port of the Colecovision Tarzan game has been found, bought from a form
https://setsideb.com/colecos-tarzan-for-the-atari-vcs-2600-found-after-40-years/
#retro #2600 #atari #coleco #jwda #lostmedia #retro #tarzan #vcs #vghf #videogamehistoryfoundation

Coleco’s Tarzan for the Atari VCS/2600 Found After 40 Years
The lost Atari 2600 version of Coleco's Tarzan game, from the VGHF article

As reported in a post at the excellent Video Game History Foundation, a copy of the unreleased Atari port of the Colecovision Tarzan game has been found, bought from a form
https://setsideb.com/colecos-tarzan-for-the-atari-vcs-2600-found-after-40-years/
#retro #2600 #atari #coleco #jwda #lostmedia #retro #tarzan #vcs #vghf #videogamehistoryfoundation

Coleco’s Tarzan for the Atari VCS/2600 Found After 40 Years
The lost Atari 2600 version of Coleco's Tarzan game, from the VGHF article

As reported in a post at the excellent Video Game History Foundation, a copy of the unreleased Atari port of the Colecovision Tarzan game has been found, bought from a form
https://setsideb.com/colecos-tarzan-for-the-atari-vcs-2600-found-after-40-years/
#retro #2600 #atari #coleco #jwda #lostmedia #retro #tarzan #vcs #vghf #videogamehistoryfoundation

Coleco’s Tarzan for the Atari VCS/2600 Found After 40 Years
The lost Atari 2600 version of Coleco's Tarzan game, from the VGHF article

As reported in a post at the excellent Video Game History Foundation, a copy of the unreleased Atari port of the Colecovision Tarzan game has been found, bought from a form
https://setsideb.com/colecos-tarzan-for-the-atari-vcs-2600-found-after-40-years/
#retro #2600 #atari #coleco #jwda #lostmedia #retro #tarzan #vcs #vghf #videogamehistoryfoundation

"You know, if you wanna learn about #Shakespeare, it's not like you have to go to a weird Discord to learn about how to do that. Why should it be the case for learning about #Miyamoto?"

– #KelseyLewin i #VideoGameHistoryFoundation

Eight years ago, I took this picture of my #Dreamcast and several games for #Castmas! We're still celebrating! Let's all get out and celebrate the Dreamcast today!

#Sega #classicgaming #classicgames #Videogames #videogamehistory #videogamehistoryfoundation #CelebrateCastmas #MerryCastmas

https://theworldisending.neocities.org/capitalism-is-killing-video-games

I've updated my website to include Video Game related replacements. As much as i love gaming, the planet is more important.

#Nintendo #anticapitalism #anarchy #anarchism #Xbox #XBOX360Marketplace #playstation #steam #valve #excessivehashtags #wiiueshop #3dseshop #videogamehistory #videogamehistoryfoundation #videogamepreservation

This can't be great news.

Video Game History Foundation estimates 87 percent of "classic" games now unavailable https://www.eurogamer.net/video-game-history-foundation-estimates-87-percent-of-classic-games-now-unavailable

#VideoGameHistoryFoundation #VideoGamePreservation #GamingNews

📬 Retro-Spiele: Eine düstere Zukunft ohne illegale Raubkopien?
#Gaming #EntertainmentSoftwareAssociation #KelseyLewin #Kotaku #Raubkopien #RetroGame #VGHF #VideoGameHistoryFoundation #Videospiele #YakuzaSpiel https://tarnkappe.info/artikel/gaming/retro-spiele-eine-duestere-zukunft-ohne-illegale-raubkopien-278396.html