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Andrew Borman

@borman.bsky.social
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Director of Digital Preservation at The Strong National Museum of Play. Video games. "They are going for the Physical Challenge!"

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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 6h
This one was annoying to get working, but the Shogo demo seems to be working now.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 8h
Was one of the few videos I took that day. Shame its 2014 quality!
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𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐌 @gcbaccaris.itch.io · 12h
If you dig this, you're going to love what we're cooking up at the National Virtual Forum for Digital Games in Libraries! the event is online and free to attend; register now and join us October 29-30: soe.uncg.edu/rdi/dgil/for...
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National Virtual Forum for Digital Games in Libraries
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 11h
This is beautiful.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 14h
(I know the cable is different, so its more of a theoretical, could you make something to connect a Superstation with a real PS1)
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 15h
Is it possible to connect one to a real PS1?
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'll just buy it from the storage locker.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Preservation is about people, and the stories of people. We can't preserve people, so we preserve stuff to tell the stories about people.
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JohnRiggs @johnriggs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pitfighter was going to be an NES game?! Thanks @borman.bsky.social for showing me this over at the Strong Museum of Plaly
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Done. Now what?
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They use their real systems! It's fun 😄
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I know Airborne is out there at least. Should be some cool stuff yet to uncover!
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BMX Heat, an unreleased prototype by Atari, uses some hardware similar to Hard Drivin (or Street Drivin), and would have had a bicycle controller to play! Image from the collection at The Strong.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I always wanted one. Almost bought one a few different times.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
No worries :) Any ideas are useful! I just havent looked at affordable setups in a while so I have no idea what Ive missed.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Deals could still be had for them but regardless, need windows. Do need the screen in this case 😄
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Rocket Jockey, cool game!
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Diablo makes two for IPX
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I would love to be able to get 4 of the same thing so I can easily manage them (or expand it to more in the future). If BC250 were windows compatible, I would have 3d printed an enclosure that would have been portable.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Are there any cheap, BC250-like, boards out there that are Windows compatible? I could pick up a bunch of Atari VCS, but those arent terribly cheap. I want to make a 4-player Heat setup I could test. Alternatively Ill just pick up some old thinkpads.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Virtua Fighter 2 PC working now after finding the Heat option. FIFA99 is also working after toying with ipxwrapper, which makes it the first IPX game officially working.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Baldur's Gate works, minus some probably DDraw issues I didnt both fixing (which is honestly the biggest headache at this point, easy to solve, just one more step every time)
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Age of Empires 2 Demo works great over Heat*
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A real surprise to me, fixing bugs actually, you know, fixed things with some games, now Flesh Feast, a somewhat controversial game, is playable. Id share a screenshot but they only captured a fraction of the screen, so next time?
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You know what? You're okay. :P
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I have GTA2 running over Heat in 2026 before GTA6 releases.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just finding all the launch options for it now.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Give me 5 minutes to get some better screenshots. It works now, it fought me a while.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Battlezone (1998) seems to be working as well. Im admittedly not testing every feature, but generally if they get in game at this point, they seem to work.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Descent 3 confirmed to work with two people.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fatal Abyss, a submarine game, works.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Flying Heroes seems to work. Deathmatch with dragons!
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Shazbot! The demo version of Starsiege: Tribes is working now.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Still not entirely sure what this game is, but hey, it's using the account credentials now.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Been testing more two-computer stuff, Plane Crazy works, as does Army Men 2. Minor tweaks to the launch parameters (which is the hold up for most games, makes it cleaner if you get it right)
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It is a beautiful console though.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alien Race was a Heat-exclusive title for, apparently, up to 30 players, showing around 1997. I don't think it ever had a full release that stuck around any period of time. I think this is the first time it has gotten in-game in nearly 28 years? More work to do though.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just remember, the power and eject arent buttons you push down. You push them forward.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some Baldurs Gate, Quake, and Quake: DaBomb, the latter of which was a Heat.net exclusive mode initially.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Looks like Descent 3 works now
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some signs of life out of 10six. This one isnt a focus, given its an MMO that is still alive through Project Visitor.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It probably still is.
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dannyodwyer @dannyodwyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Viktor Antonov of Half-Life 2 fame was an environment artist on this game. He studied architecture in university and his ability to build contemporary worlds is what got him the Valve gig. We talked about doing a Kingpin focused interview but he tragically passed a few months later. He was a gent.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Quake II might be working? Testing with two clients is troublesome on one computer, though not impossible.
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Some SiN over Heat tonight, too
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Andrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Successfully connected to Kingpin: Life of Crime on my Heat replacement. Nice looking game, even at low res!
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Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Look how people step up. I'm in awe. There is so much good out there. ⬇️
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