📰 New article from RetroRGB
Interview With VGHF’s Frank Cifaldi
https://retrorgb.com/interview-with-vghfs-frank-cifaldi.html
Let’s be real—most “lost” video games don’t just vanish into the void. They get buried in old hard drives, forgotten server rooms, or worse: a landfill in New Jersey. Enter Frank Cifaldi and the Video Game History Foundation, the unsung heroes of digital archaeology.
They don’t just dig up ROMs—they resurrect entire ecosystems. Think: 100+ Sega Channel games recovered from decaying tapes, the NES Origin documentary that feels like a time machine, and yes—they’re rebuilding Sega VR in modern VR. (Yes, that thing was real. And yes, it was terrifying.)
This isn’t nostalgia porn. It’s preservation as rebellion. Every dumped cartridge, every restored demo, every restored ad is a middle finger to corporate amnesia and format obsolescence. And it’s messy, expensive work—requiring old hardware, duct tape, and pure obsession.
If you’ve ever cried over a missing level or wondered why your favorite game “just disappeared,” this is the crew keeping those ghosts alive. Their digital library? It’s the Smithsonian of your childhood. And it needs your help.
Support them. Watch their docs. Download a ROM (legally, please). Let’s not lose another pixel to time.