Hello John, If anyone wants, I could contribute about 100 mb worth of zcode games. :) I mean it, though. I got about 700/800 of them. I can't help programming, though.
----- Original Message ----- From: john <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Monday, 10 August 2015 9:59 pm Subject: [Audyssey] game archive project? > > > Hi list, > > Recently I've been thinking about all the messages and posts I've seen where > somebody's asking a question like "where can I find game x", or "game y is > gone, does anybody have a copy". > > As a result, I'm wondering how the community would feel about a "game archive > project". Basically, my idea is that those of us who have large collections > of games would work to create a central repository, and then send out > installers on request. > > My current vision for this project is something like the following: > > *The archive will keep a copy of any and all games that can be found, as well > as versions of the same game that offer a noticeable difference in gameplay, > sounds, storyline, etc. Example: swamp version 3.6 would be kept, 3.5 would > not, 1.1 would (because it has a single player mission different gameplay and > different sounds). > > *Only legal games will be distributed. Example: the setup for bsc games, but > not the key generator. Requesting an illegal product could result in a > blacklist of the person (or email if name cannot be determined). > > *Requests will be handled on a case-by-case basis; I'm considering either > using dropbox file requests or just plane old email. The reason for this is > mostly related to web site management - I could probably build a page for > each author, but keeping it updated would be a pain, and it'd require huge > amounts of storage space (my personal archive of installers is 8gb, and its > really not that comprehensive). > > I've got a few reasons for wanting to work on this. > > Firstly, is the fact that there's no real central location for games. A lot > of people have installers, and pretty much any game can be found if you do > enough digging on audiogames.net, but not all of them are still hosted, which > makes finding games (like rail racer) a pain. > > Secondly, is that I'd personally love to see a really solid location where we > can browse and access old abandonware titles or just older versions of games > that aren't on the dev's web site anymore. > > How do you all feel about this (developers, I'd love to hear from you > especially), and if I were to try to make this a reality, who'd be willing to > dedicate some time to help me put together the archive? > --- > 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]. Sent from a Braille Sense --- 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].
