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The aim is to build an archive of information, links and media of value to researchers of video game history, bringing resources that are currently scattered across the internet into one place.
The aim is to build an archive of information, links and media of value to researchers of video game history, bringing resources that are currently scattered across the internet into one place.


== What kind of resources are welcome here? ==
* Design documents
* Advertising
* Advertising
* Trade press
* Trade press
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* Reviews
* Reviews
* Interviews
* Interviews
* Behind the scenes information
* Retrospectives
 
And all of this is medium-agnostic: whether it's text, graphics, audio, or video, it's all good.
 
== Upload policy ==
 
 


== What's with the name? ==
== What's with the name? ==


"A morgue file originally was a collection of paper folders containing old files and notes kept by criminal investigators, as well as old article clippings kept by newspaper reporters, in case they became of later use as a quick reference collection."
"A morgue file originally was a collection of paper folders containing old files and notes kept by criminal investigators, as well as old article clippings kept by newspaper reporters, in case they became of later use as a quick reference collection."

Revision as of 15:44, 27 February 2021

The Video Game Morgue File is a collection of reference material that anyone can edit.[edit]

The aim is to build an archive of information, links and media of value to researchers of video game history, bringing resources that are currently scattered across the internet into one place.

What kind of resources are welcome here?[edit]

  • Design documents
  • Advertising
  • Trade press
  • Newspaper clippings
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Retrospectives

And all of this is medium-agnostic: whether it's text, graphics, audio, or video, it's all good.

Upload policy[edit]

What's with the name?[edit]

"A morgue file originally was a collection of paper folders containing old files and notes kept by criminal investigators, as well as old article clippings kept by newspaper reporters, in case they became of later use as a quick reference collection."