Okay, I threw together a quick Starter Pack of Gaming History & Preservation for the new arrivals. Pls signal boost (and let me know who I inevitably forgot). go.bsky.app/KCnJY1w - ThreadSky

katewillaert.bsky.social • 137 days ago

Okay, I threw together a quick Starter Pack of Gaming History & Preservation for the new arrivals. Pls signal boost (and let me know who I inevitably forgot).

https://go.bsky.app/KCnJY1w

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Comments

schweinebrot.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thanks! Funny, just when I am on a holiday and finally had time to follow here and unfollow on the other place Musk gets a lot of other people to leave.

xershadowtail.bsky.social•137 days ago

I would nominate @wes.readonlymemo.com .

skyehdd.gay•137 days ago

Recommending myself, @harcroft.bsky.social, @consolemods.org @disco.camp and @crunchbite.teamxlink.co.uk be added as reps for Xbox, 360, and PS2/PSX

crunchbite.teamxlink.co.uk•136 days ago

My thing is mainly preserving online play :)

hg101.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm here!

winterion.com•137 days ago

Hi!

hg101.bsky.social•137 days ago

hello!

gh0ce.bsky.social•136 days ago

Thanks for the list. Followed them all.

crusader3456.bsky.social•136 days ago

I'm the crazy person who tries to beg for the return of Xbox Backwards Compatibility, compiles a community driven list of desired titles, and plans to carry on doing that over on this app now too so this seems like a great list of people to follow.

https://x.com/Crusader3456/status/1841556460490440733?s=19

atarispot.bsky.social•136 days ago

Thanks for your efforts to make this place even better! Lots of new follows and followers today, wow.

nickjcal.bsky.social•135 days ago

Hey there!

Made a ton of documentaries back at The Escapist and continuing at Second Wind with our upcoming Animal Well doc.

Would be great to be added!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAbMhAYRuCUjC0vHh679SGzkDs59iv26p&feature=shared

katewillaert.bsky.social•135 days ago

Im holding off on adding more people right now, but what I might do is create a “More Gaming History” pack so people who already used the first pack don’t miss out on later additions.

devilrei.bsky.social•137 days ago

May I request an addition? There’s a project in the works right now that I’m involved with that I think is going to be super cool (eyes emoji)

darrenhupke.bsky.social•136 days ago

I’d recommend adding @retrogamebooks.bsky.social

They’ve done a few great books and their Maps series is a great source of art, maps, and guides from NA and Japan.

aidanis.fun•136 days ago

Seconding!

darrenhupke.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thank you for this! I’ve been writing some retro gaming books on the PlayStation library and am working on a current project about the history of Final Fight if you’re looking to add more. My other account is @32bitlibrary.bsky.social

hkt3030.bsky.social•137 days ago

I wouldn't mind being included, if you're happy to do so.

copysave.bsky.social•137 days ago

Jeff Gerstmann
https://bsky.app/profile/jeffgerstmann.com

stillloadingpod.bsky.social•137 days ago

Definitely a bunch that I missed. Thanks for compiling this!

yayafaal.bsky.social•134 days ago

I’m reaching out to ask for your support with my GoFundMe campaign. Every donation, no matter the size, can make a big difference and help us reach our goal. Even if you’re unable to contribute, sharing this campaign with your friends and family can spread the word and go a long https://gofund.me/af9bda43

kiwirocket64.bsky.social•135 days ago

You know it’s so fucking sad to me that there needs to be hackers that hack company's to get beta versions of games. You know how rare it is for a compony to officially realese that stuff? It’s pretty much only valve

betamax.video•137 days ago

Great list!

brandrick.bsky.social•137 days ago

Shared this in here:

ohnoitsyan.bsky.social•135 days ago

Thanks for this, Kate.

fror.net•135 days ago

hi! 👋
https://bsky.app/profile/fror.net/post/3l6oswua37q2o

katewillaert.bsky.social•137 days ago

Can anyone solve this mystery? When putting together a Starter Pack, there’s a section to include a List and a way to search for Lists to include, but my Gaming History list will not show up. Can anyone figure out why?

katewillaert.bsky.social•137 days ago

So I guess this is a list of Feeds, which are technically different from lists even though you can pin and use them the same. Here’s my Gaming History list for you to pin if you want one:

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ryrau24iqzrzst2tdl63a3cl/lists/3kdmzcoed3v2k

katewillaert.bsky.social•136 days ago

If you're nominating yourself, keep in mind Starter Packs limit slots. I'm less picky about who I add to the aforementioned Gaming History list/feed, but the Starter Pack is prioritizing folks who:

1) currently research history and/or contribute to preservation

2) and already post about it here

xershadowtail.bsky.social•136 days ago

Both 1 and 2 for me, I post about SquirrelJME as I work on it, which is Ancient Java ME Phone Preservation.

xershadowtail.bsky.social•136 days ago

Among other things like Japanese feature phones.

mathewkumar.bsky.social•136 days ago

Let me know if you want more information for my inclusion, then; for example my recent run of articles on Llamasoft shared here I pulled up a lot of information that isn’t in the recent Gold Series release, my zines/upcoming book is full of historical context, and so on.

elofla.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thank you so much! I've listed it under my home feeds. This is a very helpful thing you've done for us!

puhjaymas.bsky.social•136 days ago

YESSSSS I've been wanting a feed like this for ages!! Thank you!

joeschmmo.bsky.social•135 days ago

How does one join the list? I advocate all the time for this, For video games as well as the Anime/Manga world as well

mdoerty.bsky.social•135 days ago

Thank you.

toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk•136 days ago

Nooooice!

daveparisi.bsky.social•136 days ago

Please add me to the starter pack!

damiano.bsky.social•137 days ago

Hullo! 😀

thevideogamelibrary.org•137 days ago

Amazing! Thank you 🙏

michelmohr.bsky.social•131 days ago

👋 I'm working on a community powered game box preservation effort, 3D boxes and even a VR app!
https://gamebox.museum/

bonsairobin.bsky.social•135 days ago

📌

mrtalida.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thanks for the list! Followed several accounts from it. I'm going to try to be more active on here too.

danixan.bsky.social•135 days ago

@fabiosantana79.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️

fabiosantana79.bsky.social•135 days ago

Thanks for the mention, @danixan.bsky.social! Btw, I might have more gaming preservation news soon. 👀

danixan.bsky.social•134 days ago

👀👀👀 yay! Me avise se eu puder ajudar com algo o/

catgirlfingies.quest•135 days ago

Oh this is rly awesome

carygeare.bsky.social•135 days ago

Awesome!

kaly.bsky.social•135 days ago

Kate you can decide whether I count as Game History compared to the Game History list, I won't be offended either way!

katewillaert.bsky.social•135 days ago

Im holding off on adding more people right now, but what I might do is create a “More Gaming History” pack so people who already used the first pack don’t miss out on later additions.

keeptrying.bsky.social•136 days ago

this is god's work, thannk you so much <3

rashozen.bsky.social•104 days ago

Hello! I'm part of the team under Video Games Library, may I request to be added? thank you!

mattcaulder.com•137 days ago

Some great people on here, it does make me wish Jacob geller poster here more

caladean.bsky.social•135 days ago

Amazing list, thank you

kerthulhu75.bsky.social•135 days ago

Well, it'll be nice to know who to talk to about Scorched Earth and old IBM games about deadly smog in San Francisco.

I'll have to keep hunting for TTRPG/board gaming history.

austinkelmore.com•136 days ago

I haven't got https://www.gameworkersolidarity.com/ on Blue Sky yet, but I'm working on it. Happy to have you add me to that list or wait until the website has its own account, if either feels appropriate to you.

michellefranklin.bsky.social•133 days ago

barrythecrisp.bsky.social•135 days ago

Damn, starter packs are cool as fuck. Thank you for the list!

izzzy.bsky.social•136 days ago

Thank you!

bowloflentils.bsky.social•137 days ago

Oh, wow. Thank you for this list and I'm honored that I was included in it.

mp4core.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thx for the resources Kate!

guttergreedking.bsky.social•135 days ago

thank you so much for this!!!

axewave.net•136 days ago

Love it!

marcnormandin.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thanks for doing this, there were quite a few I somehow wasn't already following! I won't presume to suggest myself for the list.

aidanis.fun•137 days ago

I’ll definitely presume to suggest Marc.

marcnormandin.bsky.social•137 days ago

🫡

berenjenasfritas.bsky.social•134 days ago

📌

laserschwert.bsky.social•136 days ago

Not sure if my LucasArts Posters project fits the bill (ongoing since 2008 or so)...

http://poster.mixnmojo.com

videogames.bsky.social•136 days ago

Would be happy to be on the list. I've taught & written about video game history, among other things.

lauraehall.bsky.social•136 days ago

Could I be added? I’m working on preserving ARG and immersive game history!

videogamecanon.bsky.social•135 days ago

👍 for Laura

detchibe.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thank you for compiling this and including me 🙂‍↕️

tremirodomi.bsky.social•137 days ago

Hell yes

tremirodomi.bsky.social•137 days ago

I don't mind if you feel like adding me in, I've been busy but I wanna contribute way more soon!

mitsjol.bsky.social•137 days ago

I would also like to suggest @doesitplay.bsky.social

mitsjol.bsky.social•136 days ago

And also @kenney.bsky.social who runs and maintains an archive of Dutch educational games. (https://nationaalarchiefeducatievegames.nl/)

aidanis.fun•137 days ago

(I’d love to be included!)

aidanis.fun•137 days ago

Found a few folk I’d missed! Thanks!

sayewonn.bsky.social•136 days ago

I'll throw my hat in the ring, I review retro games and update three times a week, sometimes more as well as retro style indie games.

nadiaoxford.bsky.social•137 days ago

I’d love to be included!

alexjkane.itch.io•137 days ago

Would love to be added to this, if possible! I've written oral histories of Morrowind, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Treyarch's Spider-Man 2, Friday the 13th: The Game, TIE Fighter, etc.

whilhorst.bsky.social•135 days ago

This is really fantastic, glad to be able to find my fellow archivists and preservation friends/follows here!

elofla.bsky.social•137 days ago

I do not see @nealhallford.bsky.social on your list! He was a developer on Betrayal at Krondor and other early games and is certainly a part of the development of gaming history online! We've had a few nice conversations here and he has a newsletter that is worthwhile.

katewillaert.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm trying to keep this particular list focused on people documenting history rather than making history, as that could be its own separate giant list hopefully someone will or has already made.

elofla.bsky.social•137 days ago

Understood. Since I'm writing a historical ethnography in this area as a professional Anthropologist I hope you will add ME to the list. Thank you.

katewillaert.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm not trying to snub you, but I'm prioritizing people who post mostly about gaming.

nealhallford.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thank you El!

elofla.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm ElofLA, fmr News Mgr/UOAdmin/VP of https://Stratics.com. I still write for them. I'm writing a history/ethnography of the website. It was created by Richard Garriott/Starr Long as 1st MMOG fansite/news site as UO was released in '97. I hope you've included us amongst your gaming history. It's deserved!

elofla.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm an Anthropologist/tech wrtr by education/career. I'm interested in connecting w/others who are, like myself, reporting/writing/researching the history of human culture online. I've been reporting/writing on it for 23yrs. I want to connect! My Anthro step-Mom didn't know of others doing this!

kazoodac.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thanks for putting all this together!

mbrasil.bsky.social•136 days ago

@xezz.bsky.social @vitoriafaria27.bsky.social @oliviaitnw.bsky.social @maxkadmus.bsky.social

flashback64.bsky.social•137 days ago

this is great! not sure if we qualify but we’d love to be included if possible. 😄

salty-horse.bsky.social•137 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/dosnostalgic.bsky.social

winterion.com•137 days ago

Heck yeah, Anatoly!

tay120n64.bsky.social•137 days ago

Wow, what a great list! Thank you!

retrogamebooks.com•136 days ago

Thanks for putting this together.

winterion.com•137 days ago

What a tremendous list! 🌟

pixelsandpolygons.net•137 days ago

(I’d love to be included!)

emceebois.bsky.social•137 days ago

Thank you!!!!!

songbirder.social•137 days ago

suggestion to add @zophar.bsky.social

zophar.bsky.social•137 days ago

Hi!

katewillaert.bsky.social•137 days ago

I would totally add you to a retro gaming list, but I’m trying to keep this in one more focused on the history and research aspect, hope you won’t take offense.

zophar.bsky.social•137 days ago

No offense taken. I don’t think songbirder pinged me in this for my recent twitch streaming endeavors, but for my time at the dawn of preservation with Zophar’s Domain in the 90s.

katewillaert.bsky.social•137 days ago

Ah, sorry to have overlooked that.

zophar.bsky.social•137 days ago

No worries!

aidanis.fun•137 days ago

Now we just need IcyBrian.

songbirder.social•137 days ago

Yep that's why. Zophar's one of the first video game preservationists.

merckt919.bsky.social•135 days ago

What a cool feature!

konix.bsky.social•137 days ago

I'm doing my bit for preservation over here, but really pushing the word "niche" to its limits...

jtsknight92.bsky.social•137 days ago

this makes my quest to find all y'all again significantly easier, thanks! :)

quarterpast.bsky.social•137 days ago

well that explains this morning's wtf moment — thanks Kate!

katewillaert.bsky.social•137 days ago

Happy to give folks figurative virtual heart attacks.

drd.dev•137 days ago

hey that's me.

saturnjaguar.bsky.social•137 days ago

For the Nintendo, Sega and Coin-Op Fans:

@bro3256.com
@randomstranger.bsky.social
@ted90909.bsky.social
@suddendesu.bsky.social
@cpi.bsky.social (of Eremeka Arcades)

spritecell.bsky.social•136 days ago

Could I get in there?

michaeliantorno.com•137 days ago

Hi, thanks for this list!

I'd love to be included. I'm a PhD studying Super NES/Famicom afterlives (emulation, reproductions, retranslations, preservation).

poixyn.bsky.social•126 days ago

📌

nirbion.bsky.social•135 days ago

Thanks for the very helpful list!

I would also recommend @sourcegaming.info because their translations and research helped alot researchers finding correct translations and information

nirbion.bsky.social•135 days ago

Just realized I forgot to mention @luigiblood.bsky.social

There's no one who did as much for research and preservation for 64DD as they did. And they even go beyond 64DD preservation

whilhorst.bsky.social•135 days ago

Second this! They've done incredible work so far!

mathewkumar.bsky.social•137 days ago

Not sure if it’s rude to request to be included—largely writing about retro games now and trying to provide historical context where I can!

rockmancosmo.bsky.social•137 days ago

I, @unabandonware.bsky.social, and @xershadowtail.bsky.social would be good to have on there to represent Japanese feature phone game preservation work!