Vive la France!
Now there's an idea we can all agree with!
MO5 - a group of retro video gaming fans - has lobbied the French government to start up a retro video game museum.
More specifically, it's after a "National Institute of Digital Sciences", where visitors can view - and play - classic systems.
MO5 members between them currently own around 30,000 games and 1,500 different game systems. They have specifically targeted the Paris Science Museum, the French National Library, and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (who is the French Minister of State, so in the delightful position of developing the digital economy) to realise their dream of getting the museum started.
Be sure to check out the MO5 website as they have a lot of awesome retro stuff on it, including a picture of a SNES development kit for those interested in seeing what that kind of stuff looked like! Not sure about letting everyone play some of the older systems though, but if anyone can maintain them properly, the guys at MO5 would be a safe bet.
1. Dicesukeinuzuka
24 Sep 2009, 12:15 BST
AWESOME!! SO aWESOME!
2. MarkyVigoroth
24 Sep 2009, 12:33 BST
...good thing that I took a French course and have a French program.
(However, I am currently going for Japanese.)
3. Terranigma
24 Sep 2009, 12:33 BST
Cool stuff
4. Roopa132
24 Sep 2009, 12:40 BST
Man I hope it's near the border to Germany so I can visit it sometime
My french isn't that good but larger European museums mostly have everything in the lanugage of the country where it is and English.
5. KoKoO_Psy
24 Sep 2009, 12:45 BST
The french know art.
6. chunky_droid
24 Sep 2009, 13:09 BST
It would be really cool if MO5 can pull this off, and other countries following suit afterwards
7. Tony
24 Sep 2009, 13:27 BST
If I am ever in France I will check this out for sure. Oh and some of that food as well.
8. luigiman2
24 Sep 2009, 13:41 BST
I wonder if Mario & Luigi will be in the museum...
9. LinkGalaxy
24 Sep 2009, 14:00 BST
Great NEWS!!
10. motang
24 Sep 2009, 14:14 BST
Excellent news!
11. Rensch
24 Sep 2009, 14:20 BST
Cool, I should check that out whenever I'm in France again.
12. Kevin
24 Sep 2009, 14:50 BST
Cool, maybe I'll learn French now. Lol! I'm joking, I'm joking! I have no interest in learning foreign languages. Still this is pretty interesting being the hardcore retro gamer that I am.
13. Reala
24 Sep 2009, 14:55 BST
Doesn't the UK have such a museum too? also wonder how they define retro, I mean is Dreamcast a retro console now.
14. Objection_Blaster
24 Sep 2009, 15:10 BST
Kevin: Cool, maybe I'll learn French now. Lol! I'm joking! I have no interest in learning foreign languages. Lol, this sums up the US pretty well. Don't think I'm hating, I also don't speak much of anything. Too bad this seems unlikely to happen anywhere near where I live.
15. Ricardo91
24 Sep 2009, 15:32 BST
Now I have a reason to go back to France.
16. Omega
24 Sep 2009, 18:26 BST
I learnt some french in school but I don't remember anything. I honestly wish I knew more languages and had the ability to remember them. German is the only language that I really know. Obviously, because it's my mother language.
But anyway this is a very interesting idea to establish such a museum.
17. SoulSilver IV
24 Sep 2009, 18:43 BST
DO WANT
18. Saisinkolimonadin
24 Sep 2009, 18:59 BST
There was a turning point in my student life when I had to choose between German and French lessons. Now I wish I would've chosen otherwise.
19. Solored
24 Sep 2009, 19:42 BST
It will be nice
20. V8 Ninja
24 Sep 2009, 20:42 BST
FOR THE WIN!!! Video games are OFFICIALLY a science!
21. JamieO
24 Sep 2009, 20:57 BST
Excellent, superb and brilliant news. The more that government and councils recognise video games as an entertainment medium on par with music and film, the happier I will be.
The collection "around 30,000 games and 1,500 different game systems" sounds absolutely marvellous. Hats off to the French..."Merveilleux !"
The more video game libraries, museums and archives the better.
Do UK gamers remember the news last year about the 'National Media Museum' in Bradford, with its links to Nottingham Trent University. I really should head down there for a visit.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/7639508.stm
Has anyone visited the UK 'National Media Museum', yet ?
22. StarBoy91
24 Sep 2009, 22:00 BST
Quoi? C'est un idee' magnifique!
Though, I don't live in France [I've only ever twice been there in an airport].
Sorry, I still remember some French I took the first two years of high school. Can you blame me?
Still, that sounds like a great idea.
23. StarBoy91
24 Sep 2009, 22:05 BST
I also happen to own a English/French pocket dictionary, so I can look up any French words whenever I want. Sweet!
24. ryanknight717
25 Sep 2009, 00:46 BST
i will buy the same dictionary as StarBoy91
25. RevolverLink
25 Sep 2009, 14:21 BST
I took four years of French back in middle/high school and never really approached fluency, although I'll occasionally surprise myself at what I do remember. My family is from France, though, so I'm sure some relatives would be willing to help me out, should I decide to visit and see this museum.
26. Ricardo91
25 Sep 2009, 21:40 BST
@Starboy. C'est tres bien!
27. LEGEND MARIOID
27 Sep 2009, 14:23 BST
Get one over in this country ffs
28. angel m. rivera collazo
30 Sep 2009, 14:45 BST
Puerto Rico needs to be a French Overseas Territory.Ok,I am joking...export the idea,it's great!
29. MindFever
09 Oct 2009, 02:36 BST
this is why France is the coolest country...exception taken on ours ,Slovenia
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