I'm always impressed by the documentation and artwork side of this project, especially with obscure games nobody has ever seen in the real world. But preservation is only one side of the coin. The next question is, who are we preserving it all FOR? If we don't somehow generate interest among young people in these old machines, preservation will only be temporary at best.
That's why we need more projects like Donkey Kong II or original games in the "80s format" as a whole. We also need more front-ends like 3D Arcade that approximate what the actual arcade experience was; today's kids will have no recollection of that, remembering only sitting in front of a TV with a console game.
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I have officially retired from sucking at everything I do. Life is much easier now.
My MAME/MESS artwork files: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ABxeKgNIrKlIsyck7dx4V241NFQDWAF4
Related screen shots: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1U5IbvbVzYW97PuOOQuocvZFE_YJz7WIn
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