Hi, I miss those games, you could just play them.
Dave. On 12/28/13, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm with dave on this, indeed while I still have my snes and megadrive, my > Atari 2600 that I had when I was 5 or 6 is no longer around and it'd be nice > > to play joust and berzerk again. > > One interesting fact however, is that from a low vision perspective, smart > phones and such for retro games have screens that are just too small, at > least for me, which is why if I wanted to play Joust, space invaders or > similar I'd need a full desktop version. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Mehler" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 5:36 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Internet Archive puts classic games online > > >> Hello, >> >> If sound would be available I'd check this out. >> >> I like older video games, I had enough sight to play them. >> >> Dave >> >> On 12/28/13, Phil Vlasak <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Internet Archive puts classic 70s and 80s games online for free >>> At the moment, the games don't have sound. >>> >>> National Monitor, Craig Manning | December 28, 2013 >>> >>> Who needs to keep old video game consoles in their basement, collecting >>> dust, when all of the classic games those consoles supported are >>> playable >>> online? Who needs to spend money amassing a sprawling video game >>> collection >>> >>> when older games can be accessed on the web for a fee of approximately >>> nothing? >>> >>> Those are the questions being posed by the Internet Archive which, >>> according >>> >>> to a report published on Friday by Digital Spy, recently made a huge >>> collection of older video games available and playable online for free. >>> Don't >>> get too excited yet to play through all of those Super Nintendo and N64 >>> games from your youth, though: at the moment, the so-called Internet >>> Archive >>> >>> Console Living Room, is only dedicated to the most retro of gaming >>> consoles. >>> >>> So far, the Console Living Room includes sections for five different >>> gaming >>> >>> consoles, the Atari 2600, the Atari 7800 ProSystem, the ColecoVision, >>> the >>> Magnavox Odyssey, and the Astrocade. The Atari consoles are still >>> remembered >>> >>> fondly by many gamers, while some of the other models have been a bit >>> more >>> forgotten over time. Regardless of how successful the gaming systems >>> were >>> back in the day, however, hundreds of their games have now been modified >>> >>> for >>> >>> emulated computer and internet use. From "Donkey Kong" to "Pac-Man" and >>> from >>> >>> "Asteroids" to old licensed games like "Spider-Man" and "The Return of >>> the >>> Jedi," the Internet Archive Console Living Room will allow players to >>> recapture the timeless throwback feel of 1970s and 1980s gaming. >>> >>> At the moment, the games don't have sound, removing the beeps and blips >>> that >>> >>> would truly posit the Internet Archive Console Living Room as a vintage >>> and >>> >>> nostalgic experience. However, Jason Scott, one of the Internet >>> Archive's >>> curators suggested that the Console Living Room section would be >>> receiving >>> some overhauls and improvements over the next few months. Sound will be >>> one >>> >>> of those improvements, as will an expansion of the game library. Could >>> players see games from more recent consoles, such as early Nintendo or >>> Sega >>> >>> models, make their way to the Archive over the next few years? That >>> remains >>> >>> to be seen, but if the experiment is well received, it's a possibility. >>> >>> However, before the Archive can get Nintendo, it needs to get through >>> the >>> early stages of implementing the Console Living Room as a widely used >>> and >>> respected tool. Scott says he wants the instant availability of the games >>> >>> to >>> >>> open up opportunities for "commentary, education, enjoyment, and >>> memory." >>> However, it's currently unclear whether or not the Archive has permission >>> >>> to >>> >>> emulate every game it currently has in its collection. Some retro game >>> developers may prefer to port their own games over to smartphones so >>> that >>> they can make a profit off the retro gaming revival. >>> https://archive.org/details/consolelivingroom >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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