I honestly have no clue how I'd organize IF titles - I suspect that'd be a work in progress for quite a while.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Rajmund" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 17:41 To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] game archive project? Hello, Yes, different categories sound good. Well, young know where to find me, if I'm needed. ----- Original Message ----- From: john <[email protected]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, 10 August 2015 10:20 pm Subject: Re: [Audyssey] game archive project? > > > If the project ets off the ground I'll certainly take you up on that. I'd > probably sort IF games a bit differently than audiogames (because there's > so > many), but I do want to have them represented. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Rajmund" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 17:16 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] game archive project? > > 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]. > > > --- > 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]. 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