"Every game is an archaeological expedition." How SNEG preserves gaming's fragile past
SNEG Games Co-Founder Artem Shchuiko discusses the complex process of preserving classic video games, likening it to digital archaeology. The company faces challenges ranging from securing rights from multiple parties and tracking down original developers to reverse-engineering obsolete source code and fixing compatibility issues for modern systems. SNEG aims to remove technical barriers while staying faithful to the original game's identity and spirit.
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- Entities
- Ecstatica
- Wizards of the Coast
- Artem Shchuiko
- Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
- Stormfront Studios
- Digital Archaeology
- Source Code
- Game Preservation
- SNEG GAMES
- Ubisoft
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