A Forensic Analysis of EarthBound’s Deepest Secrets

EarthBound’s localization source files were deleted forever 25 years ago…or were they?

Baseball’s Lost “NBA Jam” Revealed

Baseball fans have often wondered why they didn’t get an “NBA Jam” of their own. Turns out, they almost did.

2020 Year in Review!

Despite some very 2020 setbacks, it was still a great year for video game preservation!

Who Won In The First Game Awards?

Decades before “The Game Awards” there were the “Arcade Awards.” What was award-worthy in the ‘70s?

Double your donation during our winter fundraiser drive!

2020’s been an incredible year, and 2021 will be even better thanks to your support!

The Secrets of Monkey Island’s Source Code

For Monkey Island’s 30th anniversary, we went looking for the secret, and found more than we knew possible.

Sega VR Revived: Emulating an Unreleased Genesis Accessory

Sega’s foray into Virtual Reality, Sega VR, was never released — but through the power of source code, we’ve brought it back to life.

We Made a Podcast! The Video Game History Hour

We’re highlighting incredible video game research weekly in our new podcast!

Introducing the Video Game Source Project

The ability to study video game source material is rare. We’re changing that.

Reconstructing a lost NES game from 30-year-old source code disks

Resurrecting Days of Thunder from dying floppy disks took tenacity…and a little bit of luck.