[game_preservation] Early Game Preservation

[Captain Commando]

Right now, I'm digging through some ancient games magazines to find relevant
news articles for the Metroid Database (currently looking for old
Famitsu's!). Here is one article from Gmae PLayers 034 (November 1993), page
24 that might be of interest:

"Video Games a Work of Art

"Hot circuits: A Video Arcade," an exhibit that recently completed a
ten-city U.S. tour, is now on display in the American Museum of the Moving
Image in Astoria, NY through May 1, 1994. The AMMI is the only museum in the
country devoted exclusively to motion pictures, television, and video.
The hand-on exhibition - the first museum retrospective of the video game -
features everything from the first commercial arcade game, 1971's Computer
Space to classics such as Pong, Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Donkey Kong.
Nearly all the 30 games in the exhibition are operable. Cutting-edge
developments are also highlighted, such as 3DO, virtual reality devices, the
Activator, and interactive game networks.
Most of the machines are part of the AMMI's permanent collection. Curators
who put together the exhibit, however, say that many classic games are near
extinction. "We found ourselves not just mounting an exhibit, but conducting
a conservation effort, saving games from oblivion," says museum director
Rochelle Slovin.
New games will be added throughout the exhibition, and in December, "The
Imagination Network," a cyberspace theme park, will be added. In addition,
visitors get a sneak peak at The Sega Channel this spring."

Anyone know Rochelle? She sounds a tad bit ahead of her time... Too bad
nobody was thinking about this in detail 15 years ago!

Devin

-- 
The sleep of Reason produces monsters.

"Until next time..."
Captain Commando
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