Technical Problems
Oh the joys of running a usable archive! Some of the technical difficulties we've run into over the last couple of weeks.
Posts on October 2008
from Eaten by a Grue
Scenes from a Moment in the Archive
I'm taking a rare stint right now as the monitor in the Game Archive (typically it is staffed by student workers).
Flashback 2
The first casualty of our video game archive was our Atari Flashback 2. It just up and stopped working one day a couple of weeks ago. I plan to purchase a replacement, but first I figured I'd put my long-neglected electrical engineering degree to use to see if I could find something obviously wrong (like perhaps a loose wire connection). I didn't find anything, but did snap some photos of the insides.
Battlezone
A couple of weeks ago, the fine folks at the Computer Aided Engineering Network (CAEN) gave us a Battlezone mini-cabinet for the archive. As you can see, it fit in just perfectly near the back door!
Expanded Preview Hours
We've expanded our preview hours in the Gaming Archive to Mon - Fri, Noon - 8pm.We've also set our Grand Opening date for Monday, November 17; there will be an event from 3:30 - 6pm that day, with remarks at 4:15.
Friday Fun: Snack or Die
At the blog Snack or Die, Jocelyn shows how to make cookies (and other desserts) designed after your favorite video game characters. It's yummy fun!
Student Paper Article
Despite our having done hardly any publicity, the student newspaper, The Michigan Daily, found out about the video game archive and sent a reporter to do a story: "Library opens video game archive."