Saving Japan’s Games

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On a Sunday morning in September, Typhoon Talim was flooding the western part of Japan with a torrential downpour, but at Todoroki Station in Tokyo on the other end of the country, its effects were limited to a light rain. A 20-minute ride south of the city’s famous Shibuya crossing,

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In Tokyo, this nonprofit is working to preserve thousands of Japan's earliest computer games before they're lost:…
116 262 Kotaku(@Kotaku) - 12 Oct 2017
この記事を翻訳する場合は、教えてください。 私はそれを共有したいと思います。
7 11 WolfgameJP(@WolfgameJP) - 12 Oct 2017
Excellent article sur l'énorme travail de nos amis de @gamepres!
1 2 MO5.COM(@assomo5) - 12 Oct 2017
As someone who is super big on preservation of games and similar medias, this is a good read
1 1 Hoot PaSpooks(@kpeclet) - 12 Oct 2017
a actual worthwhile article to read about
1 1 Roppongi(@Radia_a_a) - 12 Oct 2017
This is a fascinating piece.
0 1 Adrian(@adrianongaming) - 12 Oct 2017
Awesome idea. Wish they'd do it with ALL computer ganes, tbh.
0 1 Matthew McCabe(@TheMattMcCabe) - 12 Oct 2017
Hats off to Japan for doing something to preserve gaming history!
0 0 DookSpookish(@DarkSparkish) - 12 Oct 2017
@textfiles
0 0 Ethan(@parrotgeek1) - 12 Oct 2017
Big feature from me today about the Tokyo society hoping to preserve Japan's earliest games before they die:
121 204 Chris Kohler?!(@kobunheat) - 12 Oct 2017
An excellent feature by Chris on one of the most fascinating game preservation efforts. Do yourself a favor and set…
2 10 Peter Brown(@PCBrown) - 12 Oct 2017
This is some great reading covering preservation efforts of games in Japan - especially Japanese computer games.
0 0 Kevin Ng(@Kevin_W_Ng) - 12 Oct 2017
"I decided to leave everything ... and with my last paycheck, I moved to Japan." - @JosephRedon, in @KobunHeat's pi…
0 0 Conor Tobin(@ConorJTobin) - 12 Oct 2017
I actually get nervous reading stories like this.
0 0 Colin But Like Scary(@DrKarateChop) - 12 Oct 2017
Game preservation taken to an unprecedented level.
0 0 Explicitbaron(@explicitbaron) - 13 Oct 2017
An astounding story.
0 0 D. Changstein 🎃(@iamnotatwit) - 13 Oct 2017
Amazing longread.
0 0 Link(@Navi_Link) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games: An organization in Tokyo hopes to preserve Japan's earliest computer games before they die.…
66 141 Kotaku(@Kotaku) - 12 Oct 2017
Super article à lire. À savoir que c’est un Français qui a eu l’initiative et qui est en charge de préserver tout…
5 7 Vincent C.(@Vince_Tokyo) - 13 Oct 2017
very interesting read, but as a retro games fan its quite sad that so many games (and films) might have been lost f…
0 3 uglypinkmachine.jpg(@GodMars) - 12 Oct 2017
whenever i see any kind of feature article about the game preservation society i'm always very glad tbh
0 2 cnrm(@cnrm_) - 12 Oct 2017
good humans
0 0 Spooky Devlin II(@permajr) - 12 Oct 2017
This is a great story, and what @odilon_japon and crew (and @frankcifaldi and others) are doing is very important.…
0 0 Mark Kilborn(@markkilborn) - 13 Oct 2017
In Tokyo, this nonprofit is working to preserve thousands of Japan's earliest computer games before they're lost:…
47 114 Kotaku(@Kotaku) - 13 Oct 2017
yo wtf man. I need to go there
0 0 Nico Whong(@NicoWZ) - 13 Oct 2017
This looks like a really interesting project #gaming #tech
0 0 🦇🎃Bat king🎃🦇(@GallifreyanWolf) - 13 Oct 2017
On the outskirts of Tokyo we found a man who is trying to preserve Japan's oldest PC games. It's no easy task.…
26 52 Stephen Totilo(@stephentotilo) - 12 Oct 2017
Amazingly cool
2 12 Benj Edwards(@benjedwards) - 12 Oct 2017
We need to get this guy and @frankcifaldi together.
0 0 Paul Marzagalli(@phimseto) - 12 Oct 2017
An interesting read. Bomberman started on that system with a game that called Eric and the Floaters when it was con…
0 0 Fred Riley(@Vanamonde_Dpan) - 12 Oct 2017
Terrific piece from @kobunheat on the race to save Japanese videogame history
8 48 Adam Conover(@adamconover) - 12 Oct 2017
Here's the very rare first printing of The Death Trap from Square, in the archives of the Game Preservation Society…
5 27 Chris Kohler?!(@kobunheat) - 12 Oct 2017
Крутая статья о японском музее старых игр. Я даже о нем не знал.
5 22 Konstantin Govorun(@litewren) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games ゲーム保存協会さんのことが克明に書かれている、非常に良記事。これ日本語訳版あったほうが良いよ、マジで。(お前がやれ、というのは勘弁してくださいw)
9 10 ゆにぷーま(@unipuma) - 13 Oct 2017
Bel article sur la préservation du patrimoine vidéoludique et démarrer une journée de travail au @MuseeBolo #UNILjv
5 12 UNIL GameLab(@UNILGameLab) - 13 Oct 2017
Eager to read through this piece by @kobunheat about Japanese game preservation.
2 12 Heather Alexandra(@transgamerthink) - 12 Oct 2017
Kotakuで@gamepresの為にいい記事が出た！　
5 7 Omar(@ocornutjp) - 12 Oct 2017
Looking forward to diving into this meaty piece from @kobunheat
0 8 Chris Plante(@plante) - 12 Oct 2017
Tokyo non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving Japan’s earliest video games HT @EvaPascoe
1 4 Digital Archaeology(@jim_boulton) - 12 Oct 2017
@Kamaki
0 0 Mariam Kauser(@M_Kauser) - 13 Oct 2017
Fantastic article. I remember seeing the piece run on these guys on JP tv a while back.
0 5 Matt Walker(@gypsyOtoko) - 13 Oct 2017
Great story via @kotaku
0 5 Crecente(@crecenteb) - 12 Oct 2017
This is a really great article on the Game Preservation Society of Japan, and very sobering after reading this:…
0 4 Gerald(@Gerald_AWO) - 12 Oct 2017
20% of 80s videogames in Japan might be lost forever #preservation #videogames #Japan #history #culture #retrogaming
3 1 Doug is a Replicant(@_Adoru_) - 13 Oct 2017
Terrific feature by @kobunheat on saving Japanese video games before it's too late:
1 3 Brian Ashcraft(@Brian_Ashcraft) - 13 Oct 2017
really fascinating look at the preservation of japanese games
1 2 andrew webster(@A_Webster) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games ༄ A Tokyo non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving Japan’s…
1 0 KotakuBot(@KotakuBot) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games @kotakuさんから
1 0 福田卓也(@kitahei88) - 13 Oct 2017
FASCINATING
0 1 John Engelman(@JohnEngelman) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games ข้อมูลจาก @kotaku
0 1 Phichitchai(@p_chusaengsri) - 12 Oct 2017
1 0 絶望 -- わっしょい！(@Zetsuboushitta) - 13 Oct 2017
A #Tokyo non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving #Japan’s earliest video games before they die
1 0 Kjeld Duits(@KjeldDuits) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games via @kotaku
0 1 クリス(@gopherkhan) - 12 Oct 2017
@db_electronics But yeah kind of tickled me. Sure what they do is great, but its essentiall…
0 1 David Viens(@plgDavid) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games
1 0 UX Recherche(@uxrecherche) - 13 Oct 2017
putting this here so i remember to give it a read later
0 0 Tripp Page(@tripppage) - 12 Oct 2017
Obcas sa tam este najdu zaujimave clanky. Ako tento o uchovavani starych japonskych hier
0 0 Michal Nemec(@mickmage) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games - Kotaku
0 0 AllCheatcodes(@AllCheatCodes) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games via @kotaku
0 0 Terpor(@Terpor) - 13 Oct 2017
Excellent read.
0 0 Shiryu(@ShiryuGL) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games - A Tokyo non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving Japan’s earliest video games bef……
0 0 Ravishankar Satheesh(@ThunderShankar) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games
0 0 Joseph Larsen(@VHSVanguard) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Craig Daveson(@CraigDaveson) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Ricardo CF(@rickcofrank) - 12 Oct 2017
I just want my dream job, please.
0 0 Yak-O'-Lantern(@ReturnoftheYak) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games via @kotaku
0 0 Alex Krunch(@alexkrunch) - 13 Oct 2017
"Saving Japan's Games" via Kotaku JAPAN
0 0 yutatera(@yutanews) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games
0 0 Game Source(@gamesource) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games - Kotaku
0 0 Gaming News :P(@NewGamesPlay) - 12 Oct 2017
This is a great feature from @kobunheat on attempts to save Japan's earliest games before they are killed. -…
0 0 Joe Ortiz(@LeoJTravis10) - 12 Oct 2017
belle article sur la sauvegarde des jeux japonais (cc @FlorentGorgesFR) @kotaku
0 0 maxfrad(@_maxfrad) - 13 Oct 2017
a Tokyo organization dedicated to preserve Japan’s earliest video games →
0 0 celia dzc(@celiadzc) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games @kotakuさんから
0 0 りんど(@Lindberg1999) - 13 Oct 2017
🇬🇧 Статья о попытке спасти ранние японские видеоигры. 25 минут.
0 0 Интересные статьи(@BestArticlesCo) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Gaming News :P(@NewGamesPlay) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Yayan M(@yayanmhndr) - 13 Oct 2017
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0 0 davidinark(@davidinark) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Johnsensei(@MrJohnSensei) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games vía @kotaku
0 0 elιх gaвreк(@i_salex) - 12 Oct 2017
@KittenClanClan You may want to read this, especially the part about the PC Engine.
0 0 Rob Strangman(@VirtualCaveman) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games - Kotaku
0 0 Toys & Games Co.(@ToysAndGamesCo) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Linda Watanabe(@Watwoman) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games - Kotaku
0 0 Retirement Planning(@RetiremPlanning) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 AsPiC(@AsPiC_83) - 13 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games vía @kotaku
0 0 Adolfo Rodríguez(@AdolfoRT) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games
0 0 Julio Ruiz(@JulioRuizNet) - 12 Oct 2017
TIL America is great at supplies for archiving but Japan is tops in paper products
0 0 WhatsApp Ricky(@bergeronprocess) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Game World(@Gam3Wrld) - 12 Oct 2017
#Gaming Saving Japan's Games - On a Sunday morning in September, Typhoon Talim was flooding the western part of...
0 0 TrendingTechIAM(@TrendingTechIAM) - 12 Oct 2017
What a great read! Saving Japan's Games via @kotaku
0 0 DEUS EX CHRONIC 🔥(@BashfulTrey) - 13 Oct 2017
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0 0 Parotaku(@Parotaku) - 12 Oct 2017
0 0 BLUE_EYES(@RIESGOYFORTUNA) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games by Chris Kohler @kotaku @kobunheat
0 0 Aida Akl(@aidaakl) - 12 Oct 2017
This is a fanatstic read on Video Game Preservation in Japan. Interesting to compare with the US side!
0 0 Boo! John Hearse!(@johannhat) - 12 Oct 2017
Saving Japan's Games via @kotaku
0 0 西洋のベンさん(@topdoganime) - 12 Oct 2017
Terrific article from @kobunheat about game preservation in Japan:
0 0 James Stevenson(@JamesStevenson) - 12 Oct 2017
Awesome piece abou game preservation. Well worth your time: Saving Japan's Games via @kotaku
0 0 Luca Cannellotto(@Player1GameBlog) - 13 Oct 2017
@byuu_san Learned about Japan's Game Preservation Society just yesterday, they share this sentiment.…
0 0 ☀＜　᷄　᷅•＞☀(@Hey_Its_Lollie) - 13 Oct 2017
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0 0 Video Games / News(@VideoGameNews) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 ImmaLion(@XSpBlog) - 12 Oct 2017
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0 0 Elizabeth Bates(@archivesbean) - 12 Oct 2017
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