New donations: closing 2019 on a high note
It's been a while since we did an update on donations, so we're going to make sure we catch up; as usual, this post is intended to be representative of the donations received, not exhaustive: otherwise it would be far too long! Here's
New donations: Third Editions books
Our friends at Third Editions regularly send us their books. Here is a selection of their latest shipments. As well as games, software and machines, our collections also include magazines, technical documents and other works. They are also part of our cultural heritage. Many thanks to
New donations: prototypes and development kits
Today, we're presenting a number of rather special items that have been rescued by a generous donor. We start with the most recent, an Oculus Rift development kit, and a prototype Playstation 4 controller. As you can see, the design is very similar to that of the
Gifts from Mars - Part 2/2
Here is the second part of the donations received in March. Still hardware, but mostly games. We're receiving more and more PS3/Xbox 360 games, a sign that we're beginning to enter a new era of retrogaming! Nicolas has left his dancing career behind him (unless he's
The gifts of Mars - Part 1/2
March was a particularly successful month in terms of donations. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to all our donors, whatever the nature and size of their donation, because each and every one of them is important. This first part is devoted in particular to hardware, with computers from all over the world being donated.
February donations: lots of games, but not just games!
Once again, we can thank our donors for their generosity, as we received a huge number of pledges in February. Not all have been finalised, but here are those that have already entered our collections. We have also reviewed some older donations that had not yet been received.
January donations: SEGA, Nintendo, Sony... and Frédérick Raynal
The end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 were prolific, both in terms of acquisitions (more on that later) and donations: Cyril Maubois kindly donated a selection of consoles and games, including a Mega Drive and its
Don to(uf)fu de Maxime!
We received a large donation from our member Maxime, who was visiting France. Living abroad, he took the opportunity to tidy up and entrust us with some beautiful items that will be kept in our core collection. Press kit, Xbox 360 games,
A donation of design documents from Infogrames!
Louis Delon, president of Holdies, an auction site specialising in retrogaming, has donated these priceless documents in very good condition relating to the creation of Tintin on the Moon (1987) and North and South (1989), two Infogrames classics that are among the best adaptations of comic strips into video games. Below you'll find a selection of
Last donations for Christmas
Many of you contacted us during the month of December, and we'd like to thank you warmly for your support! We're delighted to hear from more and more of you, whether you're a journalist, a private individual or a professional in the video game industry. Here's a small selection
