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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Maximum Carnage consumer testing results, June 29, 1994

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-ACCLAIM-MARVEL-CARNAGE.6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scanned documents, digital images, disc images, and audiovisual recordings of material collected during the career of game producer Mark Flitman. The collection includes internal business and development documents, guidelines and research for licensed properties, production assets, personal correspondences, and related memorabilia and newsclippings.The materials in this collection have been arranged based on the companies Mark Flitman worked at during his...
Dates: June 29, 1994

MobyGames export scripts and data, scripts written May 11, 2023, data compiled June 2, 2023, published July 10, 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: scripts written May 11, 2023; data compiled June 2, 2023; Publication: published July 10, 2023

NPD TRSTS Annual Video Games Review, 1993–1995, est. 1996

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-MISC.5
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Objects in this series are not directly related to the bulk of Mark Flitman's work but are still relevant to the history of video games. This includes assorted flyers, correspondence, industry reports, press materials from other companies for which Flitman was not employed, and other game-related documents that fall outside the bulk of Flitman's career.

Dates: est. 1996

Special 301 Comments on Video Game Piracy in Asia and Latin America

 Item — Location Reports
Identifier: REPORTS-002
Abstract In the United States, Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 entitles the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to investigate unfair foreign trade practices. Every year since 1989, the USTR has solicited comments about the impact of practices such as overseas counterfeiting on American businesses, which inform the agency's annual "Special 301" report.In 1994, the law firm Arter & Hadden submitted comments for the annual Special 301 report on behalf of...
Dates: Issued: February 17, 1994

SPN x VGHF Legacy Games Volunteer Guide, issued to volunteers January 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: Issued: issued to volunteers January 2023

Supplemental material, published July 10, 2023

 Sub-Series
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: Publication: published July 10, 2023

Survey of Game Reissue Market data, compiled April 15, 2023, published July 10, 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.2.1
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is version 1.1 of the Video Game History Foundation's reissue market survey. Version 1.1 includes fixes for various minor typographic and information errors.

The results of this study are accurate through April 15, 2023. Changes to game availability after this date were not recorded.

Dates: compiled April 15, 2023; Publication: published July 10, 2023

Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States

 Collection
Identifier: REPORTS-001
Abstract This study examines the current extent of the video game reissue market in the United States. While the video game industry and cultural heritage institutions agree that video games should be preserved for both entertainment and study, there is disagreement about whether the commercial market preempts the need for libraries, museums, and archives to expand their preservation activities. To better inform these discussions, we gathered evidence about what portion of historical games are...
Dates: Publication: published July 10, 2023; Modified: revision published July 19, 2023

Survey of the Video Game Reissue Market in the United States, version 1.1, published July 10, 2023, revision published July 19, 2023

 Item
Identifier: REPORTS-001.1
Abstract This study examines the current extent of the video game reissue market in the United States. While the video game industry and cultural heritage institutions agree that video games should be preserved for both entertainment and study, there is disagreement about whether the commercial market preempts the need for libraries, museums, and archives to expand their preservation activities. To better inform these discussions, we gathered evidence about what portion of historical games are...
Dates: Publication: published July 10, 2023; Modified: revision published July 19, 2023

Toy Retail Sales Tracking Service 1993 NPD annual sales numbers summary report, February 25, 1994

 Item
Identifier: FLITMAN-ACCLAIM-BUSINESS.25
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes scanned documents, digital images, disc images, and audiovisual recordings of material collected during the career of game producer Mark Flitman. The collection includes internal business and development documents, guidelines and research for licensed properties, production assets, personal correspondences, and related memorabilia and newsclippings.The materials in this collection have been arranged based on the companies Mark Flitman worked at during his...
Dates: February 25, 1994