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" <brajmund2...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 17:16 To: <gamers@audyssey.org> 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 <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> To: gamers@audyssey.org 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 __ 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. Sent from a Braille Sense --- 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.
