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loudo.lugludum.com
Did you know that all games distributed in France, even digital, need to be saved in our National Library, the BnF ? Law from 1993. Obviously even french devs don't know it necessarily or forget it. But that's good for preservation of games I think. #gamedev #videogame #videogamepreservation
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
January Physical Video Game Pickups

(I finally started my new job a few weeks back after being laid off and jobless for nearly two months, so Jan is only a few games, but goota go fast amirite?)

#RetroVideoGames
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
#Sonic
#SonicTheHedgehog
Sonic and the Secret Rings (Wii) Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii) Sonic Colors (DS) Sonic Lost World (WiiU) Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (WiiU) Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (3DS) Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (3DS) Sega Genesis Classics (Switch) Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (PS5)
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 AM
3pculture.bsky.social
🆕🆕 They Can't Stop This — The Truth About Game Emulation
#Gaming #GamingCommunity #Gamer #GameEmulation #GamePreservation #RetroGaming #GamingHistory #Emulation #Piracy #Nintendo #TearsOfTheKingdom #VideoGamePreservation #GamingCulture #ClassicGames #fyp #Xbox #PlayStation
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January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
3pculture.bsky.social
🆕🆕 They Can't Stop This — The Truth About Game Emulation
#Gaming #GamingCommunity #Gamer #GameEmulation #GamePreservation #RetroGaming #GamingHistory #Emulation #Piracy #Nintendo #TearsOfTheKingdom #VideoGamePreservation #GamingCulture #ClassicGames #fyp #Xbox #PlayStation
youtu.be/WzZ7VCoKTJY
They Can’t Stop This — The Truth About Game Emulation
YouTube video by 3PC
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
gertlushgaming.bsky.social
Whether it’s #Anthem going dark this month or "timed" releases like Mario 3D All-Stars, the database is filterable by cause: 🚫 Servers 📜 Licensing 🎮 Platform Shifts 🏗️ Studio Closures

#GamingCommunity #StopKillingGames #VideoGamePreservation #Gamenews

gertlushgaming.co.uk/delisted-gam...
Delisted Games Database: Every Removed Game
Explore the definitive delisted games database. Track every removal by reason, date, and platform, and uncover why your fave titles vanished.
gertlushgaming.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:23 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
482 Physical Games added to the collection last year.

Also grabbed a NintenDrawer and another original Xbox as mine wasn't playing every disc.

The journey continues in 2026!

#RetroGames
#IndieGames
#ImportGames #VideoGameCollecting #VideoGamePreservation #Nintendo #Sega #Playstation #Xbox
2025 in Video Game Collecting/Preservation
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
December Physical Video Game Pickups

#RetroVideoGames
#IndieVideoGames
#ImportedVideoGames
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
Banjo-Kazooie (N64) Banjo-Tooie (N64) Diddy Kong Racing (N64) Killer Instinct Gold (N64) Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts (X360) Viva Pinata (X360) Viva Pinata Trouble in Paradise (X360) Viva Pinata Party Animals (X360) Killer Instinct Definitive Edition (Xone) War Gods (N64) Guitar Hero II (X360) Guitar Hero On Tour (NDS) Guitar Hero On Tour Decades (NDS) Guitar Hero On Tour Modern Hits (NDS) Band Hero (NDS) Trine Ultimate Collection (PS4) Trine 5 A Clockwork Conspiracy (PS5) Umurangi Generation Deluxe Kit (PS5) MX 2002 (PS2) MX Superfly (PS2) MX Unleashed (PS2) MX vs ATV Unleashed (PS2) MX vs ATV On the Edge (PSP) MX vs ATV Untamed (PS3) MX vs ATV Reflex (PS3) MX vs ATV Alive (PS3) MX vs ATV Supercross Encore (PS4) Winter Heat (SAT JP) Freekstyle (PS2) Jet X20 (PS2) Gretzky NHL (PSP) Gretzky NHL 06 (PSP) Speed Racer: The Video Game (NDS) Speed Racer: The Video Game (Wii) MX vs ATV: All Out (PS4) MX vs ATV Legends (PS4)
January 1, 2026 at 6:57 AM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
November Physical Video Game Pickups

(No, I didn't buy all of these last month, not that fiscally irresponsible while being laid off & unemployed 🤣)

#RetroVideoGames
#PCGames
#ImportedVideoGames
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
Left 4 Dead (PC) Left 4 Dead 2 (PC) Mountain Dew Presents Extreme Boards & Blades (PC) Boards & Blades 2 (PC) Command & Conquer 3 (X360) C&C3: Kane's Wrath (X360) C&C: Red Alert 3: Ult. Ed. (PS3) RUSE (PS3) Stormrise (PS3) Goldeneye Rogue Agent (GCN) 007 Legends (WiiU) Dishonored Definitive Edition (PS4) Dishonored 2 (PS4) Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (PS4) HyperDimension Neptunia ReBirth+ (PS4) HyperDimension Neptunia: Sisters Generation ReBirth2 (PS4) HyperDimension Neptunia: V Generation ReBirth3 (PS4) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (PS5 EU) Rise of the Robots (SNES) Rise 2: Resurrection (SAT JP) Fighting Vipers (SAT JP) Cyberbots Fullmetal Madness (SAT JP) Death by Degrees (PS2) Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection (PSP) Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny (PSP) The Sims 2 (PSP) The Sims 2 (DS) The Sims Bustin' Out (GBA) The Urbz: S.i.t.C. (GBA) The Sims 2 (GBA) The Sims (PS2) The Sims Bustin' Out (PS2) The Urbz: S.i.t.C. (PS2) The Sims 2 (PS2) The Sims 3 (PS3) The Sims 4 (PS4)
December 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
arcadeacademia.bsky.social
You can listen on Spotify, Substack, YouTube, or give the transcript a good old fashioned read: substack.com/@arcadeacade...

#videogames #gamestudies #videogamepreservation
Arcade Academia (@arcadeacademia)
Check out our latest post! We spoke with two video game preservationists about the importance of preserving video game history.
substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
arcadeacademia.bsky.social
Each episode of Arcade Academia is crafted with the care that usually goes into a dissertation, so expect the best—and feel free to fact-check us. 📝🔍

#videogamepreservation #gamestudies #scholarshipingaming #gaming #videogames
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
psudotcom.bsky.social
Concord Shutdown Used By UK’s House of Commons In Debate On Improving Video Game Consumer Protection & Preservation
www.psu.com/news/concord...
#Concord #HouseOfCommons #VideoGamePreservation #News
November 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
October Physical Video Game Pickups

#RetroVideoGames
#ImportedVideoGames
#IndieVideoGames
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
Bio-Freaks (N64) Dark Rift (N64) Mace The Dark Age (N64) Blood+ : The Battle Rondo of Twin Wings (JP PS2) Blood+ : One Night Kiss (JP PS2) Blood+ : Final Piece (JP PSP) Gangs of London (PSP) Cold Fear (Xbox) Enclave (Xbox) Bass Pro Shops: The Strike (Wii) Rapala: We Fish (Wii) Rapala's Fishing Frenzy (Wii) Rapala: Tournament Fishing (Wii) Rapala: Pro Bass Fishing (Wii) Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (PS4) Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (PS4) Grand Theft Auto : The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition (PS4) Grand Theft Auto (GBA) Among Ashes (PS5) Another Crab's Treasure (PS5) Atomfall (PS5) Crime Boss Rockay City (PS5) Jeopardy (DS) Freedom Wars Remastered (PS5) LUTO: Special Edition (PS5) Ninja Gaiden Ragebound (PS5) Soulstice (PS5)
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
flubbedmachina.bsky.social
Also dropping a little shout-out to @wtshenmue.bsky.social. There's nobody out there that gives this much love and attention to the craft that is Shenmue.
#shenmue #fandom #videogamepreservation
October 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
Oh cool, a literal "CD" key then...

Hard pass @bethesda.net.

You have the ability to print the game to a disc, and not just a small ass handshake file.

#VideoGamePreservation
October 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
WHOOPS, almost forgot!

September Physical Video Game Pickups

#RetroVideoGames
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
WinBack: Covert Operations (PS2) WinBack 2: Project Poseidon(PS2) Spy Fiction (PS2) TimeSplitters (PS2) TimeSplitters 2 (PS2) TimeSplitters Future Perfect (PS2) Soldier of Fortune Gold Ed. (PS2) Soldier o.F. II: Double Helix (Xbox) Soldier of Fortune Payback (360) The Great Escape (Xbox) Conflict: Desert Storm (Xbox) Conflict: Vietnam (Xbox) Conflict: Desert Storm (Xbox) Conflict: Global Terror (Xbox) Conflict: Denied Ops (360) Frontlines: Fuel of War (360) Helldivers (PS4) Helldivers II (PS5)
October 2, 2025 at 6:29 AM
cheeseboar.bsky.social
Guys, if you haven't played Expedition 33 yet, do yourself a favor and dive into one of the best turn-based RPGs I've ever played. And no more DRM of any kind!

@expedition33.bsky.social

#ClairObscur #Expedition33 #GOG #DRM-free #VideoGamePreservation
wario64.bsky.social Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Sep 25
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is now on GOG ($44.99) buff.ly/Zdi8yYS #ad
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
abxylrthegamer.bsky.social
YES! A win for video game preservation efforts! Let's bring this game back so that all may enjoy it for many generations to come!!!

#videogmaes #videogamepreservation #arcadegames #boxing #SEGA #HeavyweightChamp #lostmedia
damiano.bsky.social Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · Sep 23
The Bologna museum of coin-ops and pinball seems to have unearthed the original schematics for the early (1976) Sega coin-op Heavyweight Champ (today considered to be lost media). Using them, the game could now theoretically be rebuilt from scratch.
Heavyweight Champ coin-op from Sega Heavy Weight Champ title Schematics for the game Block and punch mechanics
September 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
August Physical Video Game Pickups

#RetroVideoGames
#PhysicalRomHack
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
M.C. Kids (NES) Marble Madness (NES) Gauntlet II (NES) Gauntlet Legends (DC) Gauntlet Dark Legacy (PS2) Gauntlet Seven Sorrows (PS2) Extreme-G 2 (N64) Extreme-G III (GC) Ex.-G Racing Association (GC) Ghostbusters (NES) Ghostbusters II (NES) Ghostbusters (Genesis) GB: Special Edition V2.1 (Genesis) Ghostbusters (2016) (PS4) GB: The V.G. Remastered (PS4) Ghostb.: Spirits Unleashed (PS5) Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) Wheel of Fortune (DS) S.F. Rush 2049 (DC) Cruis'n Exotica (N64) Cruis'n Velocity (GBA) L.A. Rush (Xbox) The Fast and the Furious (PS2) Cruis'n (Wii) Fast & Furious: Showdown (PS3) Fast & Furious: Crossroads (PS4) F&F: Spy Racers: R.o.Sh1ft3r (PS4)
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
dvanatendi.bsky.social
Just bought Star trek Voyager Elite Forces 1 and 2 for PC via Good old games. That Site is incredibly keeping retro games alive and making them run on modern PCs

#VideoGamePreservation
#GOG
#StarTrek
#Retro
August 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
@askplaystation.bsky.social
What's going on with the PS3 PS Store?

It's been down for maintenance for 24 hours and no official word regarding it being down for routine or unexpected maintenance from you all.

#PlayStation
#PlayStation3
#PS3
#PS3Store
#PSN
#VideoGamePreservation
August 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
July Physical Video Game Pickups

Big milestones checked off with the Dragon Quest series, Ninja Gaiden series & the rest of the Tom Clancy titles.

#RetroVideoGames
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
Dragon Quest IV (DS) Dragon Quest V (DS) Dragon Quest VI (DS) Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) Dragon Quest IX (DS) Dragon Quest Heroes (PS4) Dragon Quest Heroes II (PS4) M.Dimension Neptunia VIIR (PS4) Gravity Rush 2 (PS4) Ninja Gaiden (NES) Ninja Gaiden II (NES) Ninja Gaiden III (NES) Ninja Gaiden Trilogy (SNES) Ninja Gaiden (Xbox) Ninja Gaiden Black (Xbox) Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) Ninja Blade (Xbox 360) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (PS1) T.C.'s R.S. + Eagle Watch (DC) T.C.'s R.S.: Rogue Spear (PS1) T.C.'s R.S.: Lone Wolf (PS1) T.C.'s R.S.3: Black Arrow (Xbox) T.C.'s R.S.: Lockdown (Xbox) Tom Clancy's Endwar (PS3) Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. (PS3) Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 (PS3) Deus Ex: The Conspiracy (PS2) Sacred Gold (PC) Sacred 2 (PS3) Sacred 3 (PS3) Horizon Zero Dawn Remast. (PS5) Lego Horizon Adventures (PS5) L.o.K.: Soul Reaver 1+2 Re. (PS5) Silent Hill 2 (Remake) (PS5) Suikoden 1+2 (Remasters) (PS5)
August 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
elliecoral.bsky.social
All I can add to this is that, in my circles, I've been seeing more talk about crowdfunding for projects and research. It just might happen if the government refuses to support its people and their causes.
#videogamepreservation #videogamehistory #videogames
www.gamedeveloper.com/design/trump...
Trump funding cuts 'devastate' video game research and development
'By limiting research in this industry, it is limiting science as a whole.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
thepokesphere.bsky.social
🎮 NEW EPISODE! Join Draco, X, Guren & Unseely King as we dive into the "Stop Killing Games" petition,

Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/0VZTf30tWTs
Watch on Rumble: rumble.com/v6vti4n-game...
#StopKillingGames #GamePreservation #VideoGamePreservation #GamingNews #ConsumerRights
Games Preservation in the EU
YouTube video by PokeSphere
youtu.be
July 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
thegreenwizard.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Another day, another opportunity to remind you to help #stopkillinggames ! We can NEVER have enough signatures! We are doing well, but we could be doing better!
#videogames #videogamepreservation #ConsumerRights

EU […]

[Original post on mastodon.online]
The count of EU signatures for STOP KILLING GAMES, the count as of this post is 1,171,780 The count of UK signatures for STOP KILLING GAMES, the count as of this post is 163,964
July 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
nerdyisland.bsky.social
June Physical Video Game Pickups

Definitely feeling the RPG vibe lately.

#RetroVideoGames
#IndieVideoGames
#VideoGames
#VideoGamePreservation
Super Magnetic NEO (DC) Pocket Bomberman (GB/GBC) Bomberman Tournament (GBA) Bomberman Max 2: Blue (GBA) Bomberman Generation (GC) Bomberman Jetters (GC) Boom Blox (Wii) Boom Blox Bash Party (Wii) The Last Remnant (Xbox 360) Shovel Knight (PS4) Megadimension Neptunia VII (PS4) Outlast Trinity (PS4) Claire Obscure Expedition 33 (PS5) Dragon Quest Builders (PS4) Dragon Quest Builders 2 (PS4) Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake (PS5) Grandia (PS1) Grandia II (DC) Grandia HD Collection (PS4) Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (PS4) D.S: C.S.: Hacker's Memory (PS4) Enchanted Arms (PS3) Tales of Zestria (PS4) Tales of Berseria (PS4) Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) F.F.T. A2: Grimoire of the Rift (DS) Xenogears (PS1) Xenosaga Episode I (PS2) Xenosaga Episode II (PS2) Xenosaga Episode III (PS2) Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
July 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM