[game_preservation] Game preservation videos?

[Andrew Armstrong]

Hey all,

I'll happily wait for any further responses on my other questions, but 
recently thought about preserving historical games a bit more.

Basically, I was wondering if there was any known effort, not just to 
save the software, but to provide videos or media with people playing 
the game, or explanations of the game, or if it was a good idea...let me 
explain further what I mean.

What I mean, is when someone says "Do you remember ... which had ..." or 
"This should be more like ..." you don't have to physically play it to 
know what they mean. Game reviews do this /partially/, although only 
exist for very recent games. Speed runs also show a game, obviously 
played the fastest way possible.

This goes hand in hand with text descriptions of games, but text 
descriptions of a interactive medium is pretty difficult, which is where 
video could help.

To show how something was is much easier in video - especially if videos 
can be made of different parts of the game. I also wonder if it would be 
good to have people "share their thoughts" on what are deemed to be 
important games for them (or that have something they want to comment on 
as good or bad), while playing them! videoing their responses and what 
happens on the screen at the same time, allowing a kind of review and 
look at what is done in a game by an authoritative source. A critical 
view of a game which isn't by a game journalist, which never seem really 
impartial, would be good.

Just an idea, but does it have any merit? (Quick yes or no would do ;) I 
was just wondering). If someone has done or started this already, got 
any links or sources?

Andrew
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