If you can contact me off-list, I'll send along some info on our current status, including where you can get an up-to-date list of the archive contents and recent changes, as well as what currently needs updated info. Note: the above also goes for any list member whose interested in lending a hand to the project - the more the merrier.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul Lemm" <paul.lem...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 18:40 To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] game archive project? Hi, Yep, more than happy to help in any way I can, as like I said think it would be a great resource. I don't have many games to contribute , but will look through my 2 PC's and see what I've got and happily send it over. But anything else you want help with such as research or tracking down games I'll be happy to help where I can Paul -----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of john Sent: 12 August 2015 23:24 To: Gamers Discussion list Subject: Re: [Audyssey] game archive project? You don't have to be a developer to contribute files - you just have to be willing to spend some time, potentially help out with a bit of research, and send in whatever installers you've got that we don't. Even if you don't have any installers, another person whose willing to help out would be great - more hands makes work go faster, and more opinions makes everything more fun. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul Lemm" <paul.lem...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 18:20 To: "'Gamers Discussion list'" <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] game archive project? Hi John, Unfortuently i'm not a developer so wouldn't be able to help build the archive , but think its an amazing idea and would really benefit the community Paul -----Original Message----- From: Gamers [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of john Sent: 10 August 2015 21:59 To: gamers@audyssey.org 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. --- 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. 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