[game_preservation] Fwd: MASSIVE e-bay auction in the UK

[Mike Melanson]

Everything I have is US gear. Thanks for the tip about which regional 
interest. I have no shortage of offers to take this stuff off my hands. 

:) I might just throw in my meager collection of SNES games (17) while 

I'm at it.

-- 
     -Mike Melanson


Devin Monnens wrote:

> Mike,

> 

> Dan brings up an interesting point. What region is this system? If it's 

> US, it's more likely that a European or Japanese archive might be 

> interested in it more (unless it's an archive that is just developing 

> itself - I think most game archives would already have most of the stuff 

> you mention as they're fairly common). If it's UK then a US archive 

> might have greater interest. This is because we usually only have access 

> to games that are from our own region. I'm making sure Judd, Ken, and 

> Aki Nakamura get this too to see if they have any input.

> 

> BTW, does anyone know if European NES games will play on a US NES? I've 

> got a copy of Super Turrican I've been too afraid to stick into a system 

> for fear it would damage the system and/or game!

> 

> -Devin

> 

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------

> From: *Mike Melanson* <mike at multimedia.cx <mailto:mike at multimedia.cx>>

> Date: Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 7:42 AM

> Subject: Re: [game_preservation] MASSIVE e-bay auction in the UK

> To: IGDA Game Preservation SIG <game_preservation at igda.org 

> <mailto:game_preservation at igda.org>>

> 

> 

> Andrew Armstrong wrote:

> 

>     Well, we have got a lagging project to get information on collectors

>     ;) (reminds me I need to write up the projects and send out info to

>     get some ideas going, although I don't think we have the people and

>     time to do all the ideas).

> 

>     The SIG itself can't exactly store anything, but the members who

>     have collections, archives and museums can :) but usually collectors

>     don't donate a great deal of their material over time - they usually

>     sell it, or pass it on to other collectors, or this is the

>     impression I've got from actually talking to them (except for the

>     odd few who do really donate things, which is awesome).

> 

> 

> I ask because I finally got to the point recently where I desire to get 

> rid of my NES collection. It consists of an official top loading NES 

> control deck and ~70 games (most valuable ones are original Final 

> Fantasy, Dragon Warrior II, and all 6 Mega Man games). I don't really 

> care about making a profit from it. And if there was a museum group to 

> donate it to, I wouldn't mind handing it over.

> 

> -- 

>    -Mike Melanson

> 

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