About this episode

The episode features an interview with Phil Salvador, discussing his role at the Video Game History Foundation and various aspects of game preservation.

Hey! It's a brand new show here on The VGBees Podcast feed. We'll be taking the time every once in a while to sit down and go deep with interesting figures around the games industry and beyond. Our very first guest is Phil Salvador, Library Director of the Video Game History Foundation. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:05 What is the Video Game History Foundation? 00:03:45 What has surprised Phil the most about the work of games preservation since joining? 00:05:37 What in Phil's life created this fascination with historical preservation? 00:08:11 What's the last thing Phil pulled out of the archive that surprised or delighted him? 00:11:20 How does Phil feel about the end of physical game discs? 00:20:32 Do major games corporations show signs of meeting preservationists halfway? 00:23:04 Notes about the 2023 study Phil wrote about pre-2010 game availability 00:28:50 Is there a notable distinction between preservation and accessibility? 00:32:27 What is piracy's role in game preservation? 00:39:44 What kind of legal team does VGHF engage? 00:42:53 Phil digs into one of his favorite collections added since the 2025 launch of the digital archive 00:49:55 Does the VGHF and its digital archive…

People in this episode

Guest: Phil Salvador

Topics covered

• game preservation
• video game history
• interview
• digital archive
• games industry

Keywords

• game preservation
• Phil Salvador
• Video Game History Foundation
• digital archive
• games industry

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Video Game History Foundation

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