Andrew Borman
@borman.bsky.social
Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong National Museum of Play. Video games.
To show an object in focus, have some Samba de Amigo!
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
To show an object in focus, have some Samba de Amigo!
I created a Dreamcast-inspired lens filter for my Sony camera. I have to flip it the other way as I make revisions, but the bokeh effect is fun! All in-camera, only converted from RAW.
November 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I created a Dreamcast-inspired lens filter for my Sony camera. I have to flip it the other way as I make revisions, but the bokeh effect is fun! All in-camera, only converted from RAW.
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Slowly running out of things I care to do
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Slowly running out of things I care to do
And Grin's The Unknown looks great with its fisheye lens. This one actually runs really nice too at 10x resolution, which is understandable not often the case.
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
And Grin's The Unknown looks great with its fisheye lens. This one actually runs really nice too at 10x resolution, which is understandable not often the case.
BC can look equally as nice.
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
BC can look equally as nice.
Playing around with xemu for a few minutes, really impressed by the progress. This is a tech demo for Witchblade, which Climax pitched (largely the same assets as the Highlander tech demo), but running at 10x resolution.
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Playing around with xemu for a few minutes, really impressed by the progress. This is a tech demo for Witchblade, which Climax pitched (largely the same assets as the Highlander tech demo), but running at 10x resolution.
Don James, former executive vice president of operations at Nintendo of America, has been elected to the Board of Trustees at The Strong National Museum of Play! So excited to learn from Don over the coming months. He was an absolute joy to work with on our giant Donkey Kong project.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Don James, former executive vice president of operations at Nintendo of America, has been elected to the Board of Trustees at The Strong National Museum of Play! So excited to learn from Don over the coming months. He was an absolute joy to work with on our giant Donkey Kong project.
New pinball day here at The Strong. Wonder what it could be 👀
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New pinball day here at The Strong. Wonder what it could be 👀
Not sure where my retail PC copy is
November 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Not sure where my retail PC copy is
Found my copy of FFXI from before the first expansion was even out.
November 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Found my copy of FFXI from before the first expansion was even out.
The nicest Halo 2 box I own. And it's a display only copy.
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The nicest Halo 2 box I own. And it's a display only copy.
Skinballs always makes me chuckle.
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Skinballs always makes me chuckle.
Some more evolution (with some of the same shots). Starting with February 1994 and April 1994, back in the days of Inferno, to CES in June 1994, September 94 that actually loads the VR arcade version by default, Alpha 2 in October 1994, Beta 2 in December, and a final-ish version in April 1995.
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Some more evolution (with some of the same shots). Starting with February 1994 and April 1994, back in the days of Inferno, to CES in June 1994, September 94 that actually loads the VR arcade version by default, Alpha 2 in October 1994, Beta 2 in December, and a final-ish version in April 1995.
A few of the many user interface changes that Descent went through. From February 94, to April 94, to June 94. From the Volition collection at The Strong.
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A few of the many user interface changes that Descent went through. From February 94, to April 94, to June 94. From the Volition collection at The Strong.
Some temporary music in the October 20, 1994 build, but showing the transition into gameplay.
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Some temporary music in the October 20, 1994 build, but showing the transition into gameplay.
The "JPDEMO" from July 1994 was even more basic, unsurprisingly.
October 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The "JPDEMO" from July 1994 was even more basic, unsurprisingly.
Even as of the Alpha 2 build of Descent in October 1994, the game's menu still didn't quite resemble its final form. From The Strong.
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Even as of the Alpha 2 build of Descent in October 1994, the game's menu still didn't quite resemble its final form. From The Strong.
Three years ago in Georgia, working to get approval to do the World's Largest Donkey Kong!
October 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Three years ago in Georgia, working to get approval to do the World's Largest Donkey Kong!
What a weird find at the local Habitat for Humanity store.
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
What a weird find at the local Habitat for Humanity store.
Save the Games returns next year to The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY! More info to come, but save the date! July 29 and 30, 2026!
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Save the Games returns next year to The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY! More info to come, but save the date! July 29 and 30, 2026!
Also available is a Josh Allen signed Jersey, a tour Mattel (!), a tour of @13wham.bsky.social, LEGO, @johnromero.bsky.social autographed book, and plenty of other packages!
October 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Also available is a Josh Allen signed Jersey, a tour Mattel (!), a tour of @13wham.bsky.social, LEGO, @johnromero.bsky.social autographed book, and plenty of other packages!