MO5 - a group of retro video gaming fans - has lobbied the French government to start up a retro video game museum.
More specifically, it's after a "National Institute of Digital Sciences", where visitors can view - and play - classic systems.
MO5 members between them currently own around 30,000 games and 1,500 different game systems. They have specifically targeted the Paris Science Museum, the French National Library, and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (who is the French Minister of State, so in the delightful position of developing the digital economy) to realise their dream of getting the museum started.
Be sure to check out the MO5 website as they have a lot of awesome retro stuff on it, including a picture of a SNES development kit for those interested in seeing what that kind of stuff looked like! Not sure about letting everyone play some of the older systems though, but if anyone can maintain them properly, the guys at MO5 would be a safe bet.
[source gamepolitics.com, via mo5.com]
Comments 27
AWESOME!! SO aWESOME!
...good thing that I took a French course and have a French program.
(However, I am currently going for Japanese.)
The french know art.
It would be really cool if MO5 can pull this off, and other countries following suit afterwards
If I am ever in France I will check this out for sure. Oh and some of that food as well.
I wonder if Mario & Luigi will be in the museum...
Great NEWS!!
Excellent news!
Cool, I should check that out whenever I'm in France again.
Cool, maybe I'll learn French now. Lol! I'm joking, I'm joking! I have no interest in learning foreign languages. Still this is pretty interesting being the hardcore retro gamer that I am.
Doesn't the UK have such a museum too? also wonder how they define retro, I mean is Dreamcast a retro console now.
Kevin: Cool, maybe I'll learn French now. Lol! I'm joking! I have no interest in learning foreign languages. Lol, this sums up the US pretty well. Don't think I'm hating, I also don't speak much of anything. Too bad this seems unlikely to happen anywhere near where I live.
Now I have a reason to go back to France.
I learnt some french in school but I don't remember anything. I honestly wish I knew more languages and had the ability to remember them. German is the only language that I really know. Obviously, because it's my mother language.
But anyway this is a very interesting idea to establish such a museum.
DO WANT
There was a turning point in my student life when I had to choose between German and French lessons. Now I wish I would've chosen otherwise.
It will be nice
FOR THE WIN!!! Video games are OFFICIALLY a science!
Excellent, superb and brilliant news. The more that government and councils recognise video games as an entertainment medium on par with music and film, the happier I will be.
The collection "around 30,000 games and 1,500 different game systems" sounds absolutely marvellous. Hats off to the French..."Merveilleux !"
The more video game libraries, museums and archives the better.
Do UK gamers remember the news last year about the 'National Media Museum' in Bradford, with its links to Nottingham Trent University. I really should head down there for a visit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7639508.stm
Has anyone visited the UK 'National Media Museum', yet ?
Quoi? C'est un idee' magnifique!
Sorry, I still remember some French I took the first two years of high school. Can you blame me?
Still, that sounds like a great idea. Though, I don't live in France [I've only ever twice been there in an airport].
I also happen to own a English/French pocket dictionary, so I can look up any French words whenever I want. Sweet!
i will buy the same dictionary as StarBoy91
I took four years of French back in middle/high school and never really approached fluency, although I'll occasionally surprise myself at what I do remember. My family is from France, though, so I'm sure some relatives would be willing to help me out, should I decide to visit and see this museum.
@Starboy. C'est tres bien!
Get one over in this country ffs
Puerto Rico needs to be a French Overseas Territory.Ok,I am joking...export the idea,it's great!
this is why France is the coolest country...exception taken on ours ,Slovenia
Show Comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...