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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Gift of Guillaume Delalande

The summer period is in full swing, some people have gone on holiday, others are working, and what about us? We're working, tinkering, tidying up and continuing our preservation work. The activity continues and so do the donation emails. Guillaume Delalande, a journalist with LCI, has given us a superb, well-stocked donation. Guillaume follows us

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Stunfest 2016

Stunfest 2016 took place from 20 to 22 May 2016 at Le Liberté in Rennes. This festival, initially focused on fighting games, has seen itself grow since its inception in 2005 and now deals with video games in general. Although Versus Fighting is the main focus, the

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Gift of François H.

At the beginning of March, François H. made us a very kind gesture: he gave us his collection of videogame and computer equipment. François knows the MO5.COM association very well, having made a major donation ten years ago. Some illustrative photos

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Latest donations to the association

The latest acquisitions are absolutely stunning. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to everyone who contacts us to donate their equipment. Yvan gave us part of his childhood collection of video games: a Nintendo 64, a GameCube and a Dreamcast. All these consoles with accessories and their

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