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Hey everyone,

Video Game Saga is a proud supporter of The Videogame History Museum which will house the world's most comprehensive video game archive in the Silicon Valley area; founded by Joe Santulli, John Hardie and Sean Kelly. If you guys wanna make a pledge of $5.00 or more, it will bring the Museum one step closer to a permanent home for all the world to come and see. For more details please click here and if you would like to make a pledge please click here

Your pledge is greatly appreciated and whoever donates the most I will send them a special gift Thanks everyone!

Outstanding!!!! This is one of my dreams, to preserve ALL of the classics. I would like to help in any way shape or form. 

On a side note, one of my majors is History (mainly U.S. History), and I often speak of one day teaching ahistory course on gaming-- if sports gets that attention, so can this.

Good luck!!

Thanks man, being that I work with these guys who put on the show and museum, we truly appreciate all the support and love for what we are doing.

How amazing would that be to teach the history of video games? I mean I'm truly surprised there is not an institute out there that has courses on this or at the very least something that would apply towards some college credits or degrees. Maybe one day

My interests are mostly; games, automobiles, history, and foreign languages. If it is around, I'm there. If I ever get the honor of teaching such a course, you guys will be the first to know.

Platinum at December 8, 2011 at 3:12 AM

Outstanding!!!! This is one of my dreams, to preserve ALL of the classics. I would like to help in any way shape or form. 

On a side note, one of my majors is History (mainly U.S. History), and I often speak of one day teaching ahistory course on gaming-- if sports gets that attention, so can this.

Good luck!!

I have a minor in modern US history as well.  Book readers who play video games, I LOVE IT!!!

But seriously--have you ever thought about picking a topic you might want to lecture on, and recording for others via Webcam or microphone?  It would be great to practice speaking, and there are plenty of VG fans out there like us who appreciate learning something.  Not to mention, it could make a cool audio podcast or video for youtube.

The though had crossed my mind. My absolute favorite topic in video game history is the rise and fall of Atari, it showed that the gaming industry can be brutal and that the people will always get what they want, regardless of the CEO's opinion.

I can't wait to see what fun things you can dig up Platinum.  Nothing like knowing the history of gaming so that we might be able to see where it is going.

Thing is, people that are not gamers can really learn from this industry. Look all around you, you will not see ONE thing in the entertainment industry that has not been affected in some way-shape-or-form. It is amazing to me how little the public knows of the history behind gaming. Blu-ray MAY have been DOA had the PS3 not shown up, but that is a big MAYBE. 

You make a very valid point Platinum! I think we are starting to see more and more people and companies that are not gamers utilizing gaming in some way in today's gaming world. Back in the 80's and 90's basically gamers where perceived as nerds who loved to play video games and have there quarters eaten up at the local arcade while chowing down on some pizza and drinking Pepsi; which is entirely true by the way, it's something to be proud of I know I am.

Now with current gen gaming, professions like doctors for example, are using Microsoft's Kinect to help them with there work and research with its controller/mouse free motion controls. Also, Hollywood has gone from a handful of video game movie adaptations to dozens of movie adaptations with big names involved and big budgets like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Silent Hill. The Nintendo Wii should also get a nod for bringing in non-gamers. The simple pick up and play games utilizing Wii's Remote and Nunchuck have made gamers out almost everyone including grand parents.

With video game industry larger than the film industry, I'm so excited to see where the future will take us and how it will draw in more non-gamers. With that, the history of video games becomes more and more sacred leaving tons of opportunities for those who want to teach and keep classic video games alive.

Video Game Saga at December 12, 2011 at 7:18 PM

You make a very valid point Platinum! I think we are starting to see more and more people and companies that are not gamers utilizing gaming in some way in today's gaming world. Back in the 80's and 90's basically gamers where perceived as nerds who loved to play video games and have there quarters eaten up at the local arcade while chowing down on some pizza and drinking Pepsi; which is entirely true by the way, it's something to be proud of I know I am.

Now with current gen gaming, professions like doctors for example, are using Microsoft's Kinect to help them with there work and research with its controller/mouse free motion controls. Also, Hollywood has gone from a handful of video game movie adaptations to dozens of movie adaptations with big names involved and big budgets like Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Silent Hill. The Nintendo Wii should also get a nod for bringing in non-gamers. The simple pick up and play games utilizing Wii's Remote and Nunchuck have made gamers out almost everyone including grand parents.

With video game industry larger than the film industry, I'm so excited to see where the future will take us and how it will draw in more non-gamers. With that, the history of video games becomes more and more sacred leaving tons of opportunities for those who want to teach and keep classic video games alive.

The mere thought of teaching a history course for the industry alone fascinates me. Above all, the people who would benefit the most from a lecture or two are the companies themselves. History repeats itself over and over again, and the sad thing is that we are doomed to repeating our mistakes. Even more saddening is that it HAS to happen, otherwise we would never learn the right way. Though sometimes learning the hard way is the best way.

In the videogame industry, there is no easy way. You either go all out, or go down trying. It is not like the film industry where indie directors and producers can actually get the sponsor they need to keep going at it after several mess ups. In the gaming industry, you get one shot, and if you do not deliver, you aren't going anywhere but down. That is of course if you already have not claimed your place in the market. Konami, Capcom, Epic, Bungie, and Rockstar do not have to worry, they have it pretty well made for the market.