Kazuko Shibuya, honorary member of MO5.COM
The MO5.COM association is delighted to announce that Kazuko Shibuya, graphic designer for the Final Fantasy series, has joined the association as an honorary member. A true master of pixel art, she is the person who created the 2D graphic identity of the saga, making her one of the most important people in the history of the Final Fantasy series.
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
New acquisitions: Mega-LD games
Today we're honouring some games that the general public don't know about. The Pioneer LaserActive, released in 1993, is a LaserDisc player with two extensions. One allowed you to play PC-Engine games, the other allowed you to play Mega Drive and Mega-CD games, as well as a completely new format: the
Podcast #43 - Game Boy turns 30
After a slight delay for the Mega Drive, we didn't want to miss the anniversary of the Game Boy today, as it was released on 21 April 1989 in Japan. And it seemed only natural to recreate the tandem we enjoyed so much during our podcast dedicated to the NES in France, by inviting
Appeal for donations to preserve rare equipment
The 33rd Virus Informatique reported on the joint operation by the WDA, Musée Replay, BIOS and MO5.COM associations to save the collections of the former 'Musée de l'informatique', which has been abandoned since its closure in 2010. For the time being, most of these very rare and voluminous items are stored close to the museum.
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.
MEMO5 #4.4 -Interview : Florent Gorge and AHL
Here's the fourth and final interview from RGP 2019, with AHL and Florent Gorges, who need no introduction. You can listen to the podcast using the player above, in your usual app, and in the YouTube player below:
MEMO5 #4.3 -Interview : Jean-Martial Lefranc
Here is the third interview conducted at RGP 2019, this time with Jean-Martial Lefranc, co-founder of Cryo Interactive, creator of Maître SEGA, and publisher of L'Écran Fantastique and Retrogamer Collection magazines. He is interviewed by the hilarious Belasco. You can listen to the podcast using the player above, in
