GAME ON! Classic Video Games and Gaming Night Schedule

GAME ON!

Our University Archives team has curated an amazing historic video game collection for anyone to use, and with scheduled game nights!

GAMING NIGHT SCHEDULE

Time: 5pm – 8pm

Location: ALB 107

November 21 – 1990s Games

• Earthworm Jim 2, Sega Genesis (1995)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sega Genesis (1992)
• Earthbound, SNES (1994)
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, SNES (1995)
• Saturn Bomber Man, Sega Saturn (1997)
• Crash Bandicoot, PS1 (1996)
• Spyro the Dragon, PS1 (1998)
• Tomb Raider, PS1 (1996)
• Super Mario 64, N64 (1996)
• Mario Party 2, N64 (1999)
• GoldenEye 007, N64 (1997)
• Crazy Taxi, Sega Dreamcast (1999)

Read a bit more about the gaming collection below:

Purpose

The University Archives provides preservation of, and access to, video games and video game systems ranging from the 1970s to present. The Historic Video Games Collection supports research in a wide range of campus programs interested in pop culture and entertainment representations of history, gender, violence, culture, art and design, and architecture, among many other potential aspects of study.

Primary users of the Historic Video Games Collection are students. The Collection is utilized in independent research, archival instruction, outreach, and in-house student recreational use. Other users of the collection include public researchers and faculty for consideration of course integration. Primary departments making use of the collection include Communication, Education, English, History and International Studies, Fine Arts, and Women and Gender Studies.

Mission

To acquire, preserve, and provide access to video games in their original formats, including consoles, cartridges, discs, hand-held systems, controllers, accessories, televisions, and related publications and ephemera in support of scholarly activity and research, student learning, teaching excellence, and curricular development.

Scope

Through the Historic Video Games Collection, the UWSP Archives is committed to preserving the creative work of developers in their original formats, with a focus on collecting objectively popular and influential games that were notable within a genre, sub-genre, innovated new technologies for gaming, and/or were premiere titles in a popular series, or were otherwise historically significant.  Materials preserved in the Collection are meant to be used for research that requires use of original formats on original platforms. This collection fills an academic need by providing for media related studies on campus.

Actively Collecting

The Archives will actively collect consoles, games, controllers, accessories, publications and ephemera that were released for home use between 1970 to present.  Emphasis is placed on acquiring consoles and games in their original, unmodified, officially licensed version.

Access

The Historic Video Games Collection is available for anyone to use.  Due to the fragile physical nature, monetary value, and historical value of the Collection it is noncirculating and located in closed stacks.  Any individual who would like to use materials from the Collection may gain access through the University Archivists for in-house use.