The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has launched a brand new online library that contains a massive repository of gaming history research materials, and it won't cost you a penny to access.
In an announcement on its website, VGHF says it's been building, cataloging, processing, and digitizing its collections since it started in 2017, and that the library is now "ready to open [its] (virtual) doors to the public for the first time", albeit in Early Access.
As for what the library contains, it'll give you access to "a curated selection of materials" from the wider VGHF library, including unseen game development materials, iconic games' press kits and promos, and "over 1500 full-text searchable out-of-print video game magazines".
Specifically, VGHF points to what it calls "the Mark Flitman papers", a series of digitized documents and file backups kept in the basement of retired game producer Mark Flitman.
His collection includes work he did for companies like Konami, Acclaim, and Midway during the 90s and 2000s, and it's all available right now for you to view online, along with tons of other materials.
The library also includes "over 100 hours of footage" from developer Cyan's work...
