Here is a very cool thing. The Video Game History Foundation (VGHF) has added a brand new collection to its growing Digital Library that is essentially a sprawling photo album documenting Japanese video game culture across the late '90s and early 2000s.
The new collection includes over 300 photographs submitted by resident journalist Colin Williamson, who previously wrote for publications including IGN, PC Gamer.
Williamson's oeuvre includes photography from Tokyo Game Show, the Xbox 360 launch event in Shibuya, a PlayStation 2 launch at Toys 'R' Us in Osaka, and press visits to notable studios like Konami and SquareSoft.
"As a journalist and a fan, Colin had the foresight to capture not just the big events, but also everyday scenes of gaming culture in Japan,” said VGHF library director Phil Salvador.
"We might consider pictures like these to be unremarkable when we take them, but decades later, they can be an important snapshot of history. Preserving cultural artifacts like these photos is part of our ongoing mission to help the world better understand the history of video games."
Look. I could sit here attempting to spin out few hundreds words about how the VGHF continues to be a vital resource for anybody who cares about documenting and preserving the history of this industry, or I could let Williamson's work do the talking.
Chris is an award-winning reporter with over a decade of experience covering the video game industry. He was formerly news editor at Game Developer and is currently the founder and editor of this resplendent website.
