Garrett Fredley
@somecronzaguy.bsky.social
Staff Archive Engineer, IP Preservation @PlayStation, Cosplayer & Prop Maker, Hobbyist Artist, Visual Novel Enthusiast, Cynical Optimist
I will never not listen to my industry friends and colleagues talk about the hidden world of preservation on our side of the fence 👀 gamehistory.org/episode-161-...
Episode 161: Blizzard Digital Vault | Video Game History Foundation
Our library director Phil Salvador sits down for another What’s Your Deal? episode with Blizzard’s senior digital archivist, Leah Williams, to discuss her critical work of preserving their modern vide...
gamehistory.org
Heading up north to once again volunteer at Animethon! Also to visit my favourite Donburi place 🙏
Three complete full, tiring days later... Save the Games 2 was a rousing success! Thank you so much to @borman.bsky.social for all of the hard work and kind hosting...it was a pleasure to introduce the Life Extend Archive to the community...but the best part as always was building community.
I have been inspired to drink tea by spending the weekend in the presence of @philsalv.bsky.social, but the hotel room has no tea bags I am disappointed
Ok it is now urgent that Count Binface win #Clacton. #Sega #Shenmue metro.co.uk/2026/07/21/c...
Count Binface demands Sega bring back its London arcade and make Shenmue 4
Shenmue fans hoping for a new sequel now have Count Binface in their corner, who also wants Sega’s Trocadero arcade to make a comeback.
metro.co.uk
I've been in games for over a decade now, and to this day I absolutely love going back to the basics of dev and learning new things I loathe crazy, bloated, over-complicated production setups. I like projects that calm the mind when you look at how they're built
I've been officially promoted to "Staff Archive Engineer, IP Preservation"! 🥳 All the same wonderful preservation work I've been doing, but now with a much more accurate title.
What I wouldn't give for console manufacturers to just give us a generation with designs inspired by the older models - I want the mighty Game Cube back - I want the sci-fi looking original Xbox back - I want my 3-button PS1 back
I think I've finally experienced what all archivists hope to experience: Holding in your hand what you believe to be lost media, discovered in the most unlikely of places This field is neat
I miss the days when Wizards would install all of my software
I've said this countless times in the past, but I want to keep reiterating it If you want more classics games from developers, keep supporting remaster, remake and revival projects. Make them so wildly successful that the industry can't help but invest more.
Our physical collection is growing, and we recently came to own a very special and important relic of gaming history No, I will not explain further
Going to a convention next month but I don't have any new cosplay ready 😭
I'd make a Sackboy cosplay, but there's a 50% chance I end up looking like Oogie Boogie instead
I wish I could steal the Helghast soldier statue from work so it could loom over me during meetings
This is a lake a few hours from where I live, and the little towns that surround it are - Sunbreaker Cove - Norglenwold - Half Moon Bay - Birchcliff I want to run a D&D campaign there so bad
PlayStation's preservation journey is on its way, and we're not looking to stop anytime soon. Being able to share our vision, work, hopes and dreams with Sony leadership was a special moment for our team, and I'm excited to see where we go from here
There is a lot happening recently in game preservation, and I am a strong advocate that conversations are the best starting point. No more assumptions, no more generalizations. Let's talk and figure this space out Thank you to the University of Chicago for having me!
Secret of Evermore History @ Save the Games@evermorehistory.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe best part? As @somecronzaguy.bsky.social and @borman.bsky.social kept emphasizing, these kinds of continuing conversations allow relationships to be built over the long term that will allow better work to be done…and better outcomes for preservation in the future.
At this point my clothes are at least 50% cat hair
Despite speaking at a number of conferences in the U.S, I've never once spoken on stage in my home turf. That finally changes this year! June 18th you'll find me in Edmonton talking about "What's Your Legacy? - A Guide to Game Preservation"
Tickets are on sale for Save the Games 2.0: A Digital Preservation Symposium. These tickets are required if you are planning on attending the conference and are NOT presenting. There is an early bird special for $55 from now through Memorial Day. store.museumofplay.org/webstore/sho...
The most nerve-wracking part of my job is giving the thumbs up on the total obliteration of a Perforce server No matter how much due-diligence I put into validating the extracted data, double checking the journals / checkpoints, etc, I always worry I've forgotten something
Does anyone know of a Game Box Art database online somewhere? I want to use it for some experiments I'm working on
