[Audyssey] Internet Archive puts classic games online
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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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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 phi...@bex.net 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Internet Archive puts classic games online
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 dave.meh...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org 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 phi...@bex.net 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or
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Hi, I miss those games, you could just play them. Dave. On 12/28/13, dark d...@xgam.org 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 dave.meh...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org 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 phi...@bex.net 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 __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to
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Hi Dave, I know what you are saying. I loved those games and to a certain extent I still do.' I use Stella, the Atari 2600 emulator, to play a lot of those games on my newer Windows machines. My son, Sean, really likes them too, and we have talked about getting him one of those Atari retro gaming consoles they have at Walmart and Kmart right now with several classic games like Asteroids and Pac-Man built directly into the console itself so that we can play together on my TV. Cheers! On 12/28/13, David Mehler dave.meh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I miss those games, you could just play them. Dave. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
Re: [Audyssey] Internet Archive puts classic games online
Hi Dark, Have you considered installing Stella for Windows? Stella is an Atari 2600 emulator for Windows, Mac, and Linux and you can play pretty much anything for the 2600 that was developed. I happen to have a couple hundred roms backed up on my external drive including Space Invaders, Asteroids, Centipede, Time Pilot, and so on. I believe I have the rom for Berserk as well, but I'd have to look. Cheers! On 12/28/13, dark d...@xgam.org 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. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
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I actually still have a working Atari and a pretty large collection of games for it. It isn't the system my brother had growing up butrater one my sister's x boyfriend found somewhere and later gave to me. I had to shop around for a few controllers for it since it came with a few games that required the paddles but unfortunately didn't come with the paddles themselves. Unfortunately the site I used to buy my Atari stuff from, while still up as far as I know, was out of all Atari stuff last time I checked. They're coming to take me away, ha-haaa! -Original Message- From: Thomas Ward Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 2:18 PM To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Internet Archive puts classic games online Hi Dave, I know what you are saying. I loved those games and to a certain extent I still do.' I use Stella, the Atari 2600 emulator, to play a lot of those games on my newer Windows machines. My son, Sean, really likes them too, and we have talked about getting him one of those Atari retro gaming consoles they have at Walmart and Kmart right now with several classic games like Asteroids and Pac-Man built directly into the console itself so that we can play together on my TV. Cheers! On 12/28/13, David Mehler dave.meh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I miss those games, you could just play them. Dave. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. 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/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
[Audyssey] Need Help with Level 6 of Awesome Homer
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