Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

The official twitter account for the Embracer Games Archive. We believe that games carry a heritage worth celebrating and safeguarding for the future. embracergamesarchive.com Karlstad, Sweden Joined January 2022

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

7 days ago

This week, we are attending a job fair (Yrkes-SM) here in Karlstad along with other organizations within the gaming industry in Sweden. Our message is to provide school students with information and insight into the various professions associated with gaming industry.

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Lost In Cult @lostincult

3 weeks ago

Thank you to our friends at @E_Games_Archive for these recent box art scans. They very kindly gave us unrestricted access to their incomprehensibly vast archive, providing plenty of scans to restore. Check out their work here: embracergamesarchive.com

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

3 weeks ago

New post on our site. embracergamesarchive.com/meet-our-techn…

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 weeks ago

Recently we prepared a smaller Nintendo exhibition in the archive and here are some pictures for you to see.

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

a month ago

It is a special feeling when you see visitors to the archive become nostalgic and get to play their old favorite video games. Here we see Björn from RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) reminiscing and playing Commodore 64.

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Arman Teimouri @armanteimouris

2 months ago

Sweden's Minister for Public Administration, @ErikSlottner, visited @embracergroup and the @E_Games_Archive. We discussed the actions needed from Swedish politics to create competitive conditions for our industry. $embrac

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

2 months ago

We are happy to announce that Karlstad University here in Sweden offers a course on narrative in video games this fall. The course is done in collaboration with us at the Embracer Games Archive and some lessons will be held in the archive. More info: kau.se/en/education/p…

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

2 months ago

Today we had a visit from Sweden's Minister of Education Mats Persson. We had the opportunity to talk about the archive and the important work we do here. Mat's favorite game was Street Fighter 2 and we also got to play a few rounds against each other.

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

2 months ago

Over the past month, we have focused on doing an initial review and removing batteries from all items in the archive. It is extensive work but incredibly important. Batteries that are left in place can both leak, swell and in the worst case cause a fire.

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

3 months ago

We are in the early phase of an eternal journey, been around now for 2.5 years. We have come a long way in building a games archive as extensive as possible. Here you can see some of our shelves of games.

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

3 months ago

A few weeks ago we started the registration of gaming systems and accessories to our database. Previously we only registered games. In the picture you see our archive administrator Mikel who is currently focusing on registering what we have in the archive today.

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

Starting off as an innocent little game with the dolphin Ecco swimming around with his pod, this adventure game takes an unpleasant turn as a waterspout appears and separates him and his friends. Did you play this game or any of its sequels?

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

Today we have the honor to present our new Youtube Series! Watch our first video below, and do not forget to subscribe to make sure you see all the upcoming videos! youtube.com/watch?v=DSXaFk…

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

Follow little Yarny on his adventures as he takes on tasks and puzzles in an extraordinarily beautiful world, scraping together fragments of a photo frame to reach the end. Did you play this?

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

There are games that become sensations, there are games that become defining. And then there are games which are the very culprits of starting a whole new gaming genre. Talking about DUNE II - and the invention of Real Time Strategy as a genre.

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

Tap wave Zodiac was a mobile entertainment system developed by Tap wave for Palm and was announced first in May 2003 and released in October the same year. Sadly, it was discontinued in 2005. If you could, would you try the console? What game would you like to port to it?

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

No doubt, Japan is one of the more influential countries when it comes to gaming. With flagships such as Nintendo, Sony, Square Enix and Capcom it’s easy to see why they are so incredibly successful in the industry.

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

Santa Claus came early for us! Read more here: embracergamesarchive.com/edutainment-de…

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

Japan has always been a large exporter of video games, and one of the most prominent in the business is by far Konami. Founded already back in 1954 they are still going strong today. Do you have a favorite franchise within the Konami Group?

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Embracer Games Archive @E_Games_Archive

4 months ago

The PC-FX is a gaming console that was released by NEC exclusively in Japan in 1994. If you could play one game only on this console, what would it be?