Discs, roms, piracy.
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Not the most searchable since it's main use is through it's api (I use it through retrodeck/ES-DE which is for ROM libraries) but screenscraper.fr contains scans of boxart, title art, videos from the games, manuals that used to come with physical copies and a lot more.
If you want retro ROMs, I can't help you since I don't know if I can link to those types of sites but ask on [email protected] and check their wiki linked at the top of the community.
Sounds interesting, I'll check it out.
Luckily, I have the ROM part covered, but thanks for the pointer 👌
GOG does preservation. That and Archive.org are the ones I use.
https://archive.org/ has old media of all sorts including game magazines, demos trailers and manuals.
a lot of video material has been uploaded to youtube, that was formerly hosted elsewhere. hell i've watched the old eoLithic frag movie from like 2002 a week ago.
vimm's lair is also worth a visit if your are looking for old game manuals.
Yeah I've sometimes used all those sites at some point, but they're so vast (or have only manuals, like vimm's lair). I was interested in finding something a bit more curated and game-oriented.
This one Archive.org user has a bunch of "Champion Collections" which may fit the bill. https://archive.org/details/@madhattersez
awesome!
Out of Print archive is my go to for nostalgia.
make sure to look in the WIP section for even more magazines
Thanks! Didn't know about this one.