MinnMax Interview - John Romero And Jordan Mechner's Battle To Save Gaming History
Added 2024-09-16 16:15:01 +0000 UTC
MinnMax's Kelsey Lewin and Ben Hanson talk to Doom's designer John Romero and Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner about their lifelong passion for preserving video game history and how so much is being lost every day. They beg other developers to save their materials, to write books, to do more interviews, get that history out there and don't shy away from it being extremely technical. This conversation was sparked by GameStop shutting down Game Informer and the Internet Archive's recent struggles in court. You can donate to help fund the Internet Archive here - https://archive.org/donate
Watch and share the video version here - https://youtu.be/-2WJ0nqiLnc
Learn more about Romero and Mechner's books and preservation efforts on their sites below.
Comments
Ben, Jason Scott next video game history interview?
alexok37
2024-09-25 16:51:57 +0000 UTCNow Ben, did you make sure to carefully archive this video and put it in a shoebox so you could find it 15 years from now??
Vilis
2024-09-17 05:02:39 +0000 UTCjohn romero is my all-time video game hero!! absolutely loved this
Adeline Rines
2024-09-16 19:52:52 +0000 UTCHa, it does kind of feel like a new episode of that show doesn't it.
Ben Hanson
2024-09-16 18:15:20 +0000 UTCAs someone who found MinnMax through the Video Game History Hour podcast, this is my favorite type of content. Keep it up!
Ariel in Seattle
2024-09-16 18:06:59 +0000 UTC
