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Museum of the Game

January 01, 1970

Museum of the Game, which includes the Killer List of Videogames (KLOV), is a website featuring an online encyclopedia devoted to cataloging arcade games past and present. It is the video game department of the International Arcade Museum, and has been referred to as "the IMDb for players".[1]

Museum of the Game
Type of site
Database
OwnerInternational Arcade Museum
URLarcade-museum.com
Launched1991; 33 years ago (1991)

Overview edit

The KLOV's encyclopedia contains extensive entries for more than 4,650 machines made from 1971 through the present. It has cabinet, control panel and marquee images, screen shots and even 3D models of the machine in some cases. Entries have machine technical information, a game description, cabinet information, lists cheats, tricks and bugs, discusses conversions and game play, lists trivia and fix information and discusses the game's legacy (such as sequels or similar games it inspired). Nearly 1000 entries even have the complete technical manual and/or schematics available for download.

The KLOV's entries are heavily weighted for classic arcade games: that is, games released during the golden age of arcade games. Most arcade games have an entry, though entries for newer games tend to be spotty. The more popular a game was, the more extensive the entry is likely to be.

The encyclopedia database is actually a subset of that on the International Arcade Museum's web site, which expands on the videogame entries with an additional 9,000 entries on other types of coin-operated machines such as pinball machines, slot machines, vending, trade stimulators, and scales.

The site features a "Machine of the Moment" and maintains a list of "The Top 100 Videogames".[2][3] The site also hosts message boards where collectors and fans can ask questions and get answers from experts, and buy or sell arcade games and parts. It also publishes news related to arcade games.

History edit

1980s: In the mid-1980s that a master list of coin-operated video games was slowly built by arcade enthusiasts communicating via dial-up bulletin board systems.

1991: This text list became "Coin-Ops A Poppin' - Killer List of Videogames" in 1991. Its first known maintainer was Mike Hughey, and its second, Jeff Hansen.

1992: Jonathan Deitch took over the management of both lists in 1992, which then received frequent updates during his watch. He moved the lists into their first structured database using the database part of the software package Appleworks on an Apple II computer. The KLOV was distributed via BBS systems, as well as via the Internet Usenet group "rec.games.video.arcade", both of which also provided a reference source for updates to the list.

1994: In 1994 or 1995, a classic arcade game collector in Minnesota by the name of Brian Johnson volunteered to take on upkeep of the list and became the new "KLOV Keeper", a title used to refer to the maintainer of the KLOV by the Usenet collector community at the time. The KLOV launched as a full brand on or before November 9, 1995. Johnson was instrumental in developing the KLOV's web site from a simple list to a full web-based encyclopedia. Johnson's efforts included breaking up the list into a complete online encyclopedia with distinct pages for each entry, rewriting all the content, including pictures in as many listings as was possible, and in general creating a user-friendly and searchable website. Visitors could submit suggested changes to Johnson, who could then edit any entries by hand.

1999: In late 1999, the KLOV finally reached 2000 entries. By this time the increasing level of submissions and suggestions was becoming nearly unmanageable for any single person to keep up with, and the work load began to exceed Johnson's available time.

2000: In January 2000, Greg McLemore became the KLOV Keeper. His company, WebMagic, registered the Internet domain name 'KLOV.com' for the site on January 13, and continues to provide substantial financial support for the KLOV to this day as a chief sponsor.

Community message forums were quickly added to the site, as was a new moderated wiki-style information update system to allow multiple people to administer user contributions. As before, users contributions were screened before being added, though updates were now tracked and submissions would be automatically tied to the record they belonged to.

2001: The following year brought expanded support for hand held mobile devices. After a long beta testing period, version 1.0 of the "KLOV for Palm 7" application was released on May 25. This 100% free application allowed anyone with a Palm 7 wireless PDA to access KLOV game entries with text and graphics while on the road. This application is no longer maintained since modern cell phones such as the iPhone and Palm Pre can directly display the KLOV's offerings via built in modern web browsers.

Additionally, after receiving well over 100,000 messages, the KLOV's popular message forums were updated in 2001, and the new system,[4] have since received an additional 850,000+ messages to date.

2002: In December 2002, the International Arcade Museum was formed to expand on work done by the KLOV over the previous decade. Greg McLemore remained the KLOV Keeper and WebMagic remained a chief financial contributor. The KLOV officially became part of The International Arcade Museum.

2006: On January 23, 2006, The International Arcade Museum assumed operation of the Video Arcade Preservation Society (VAPS), the leading collector's group and census taker serving the coin-operated video game community. The VAPS.org web site was also converted to work on the LAMP platform, and links between the KLOV and VAPS were created. Each individual game's entry in KLOV has a dynamic account of the Video Arcade Preservation Society's (VAPS) current statistics regarding collector ownership of that particular game.

2009: In 2009, the KLOV's message forums were upgraded and moved[5] as the forums were serving both sites and have sections about all types of coin-operated machines in addition to videogame sections. The old forum URL continues to work as a redirect to the new address.

References edit

  1. ^ COLLECTING: JUST ADD QUARTERS by Ramin Setoodeh on newsweek.com (2005-07-18)
  2. ^ The Top 100 games from KLOV
  3. ^ "Gaming Enthusiast". Stream Community.
  4. ^ "Museum of the Game - International Arcade Museum & Killer List of Videogames: Arcade, Videogame, Pinball Machine, and Antique Coin-Operated History". Museum of the Game & International Arcade Museum.
  5. ^ "KLOV/VAPS Coin-op Videogame, Pinball, Slot Machine, and EM Machine Forums - Hosted by Museum of the Game & IAM". forums.arcade-museum.com.

External links edit

  • The International Arcade Museum website (formerly KLOV)
  • The Video Arcade Preservation Society (VAPS) website

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players 1 Museum of the GameType of siteDatabaseOwnerInternational Arcade MuseumURLarcade museum comLaunched1991 33 years ago 1991 Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 References 4 External linksOverview editThe KLOV s encyclopedia contains extensive entries for more than 4 650 machines made from 1971 through the present It has cabinet control panel and marquee images screen shots and even 3D models of the machine in some cases Entries have machine technical information a game description cabinet information lists cheats tricks and bugs discusses conversions and game play lists trivia and fix information and discusses the game s legacy such as sequels or similar games it inspired Nearly 1000 entries even have the complete technical manual and or schematics available for download The KLOV s entries are heavily weighted for classic arcade games that is games released during the golden age of arcade games Most arcade games have an entry though entries for newer games tend to be spotty The more popular a game was the more extensive the entry is likely to be The encyclopedia database is actually a subset of that on the International Arcade Museum s web site which expands on the videogame entries with an additional 9 000 entries on other types of coin operated machines such as pinball machines slot machines vending trade stimulators and scales The site features a Machine of the Moment and maintains a list of The Top 100 Videogames 2 3 The site also hosts message boards where collectors and fans can ask questions and get answers from experts and buy or sell arcade games and parts It also publishes news related to arcade games History editThis section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia s inclusion policy March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message 1980s In the mid 1980s that a master list of coin operated video games was slowly built by arcade enthusiasts communicating via dial up bulletin board systems 1991 This text list became Coin Ops A Poppin Killer List of Videogames in 1991 Its first known maintainer was Mike Hughey and its second Jeff Hansen 1992 Jonathan Deitch took over the management of both lists in 1992 which then received frequent updates during his watch He moved the lists into their first structured database using the database part of the software package Appleworks on an Apple II computer The KLOV was distributed via BBS systems as well as via the Internet Usenet group rec games video arcade both of which also provided a reference source for updates to the list 1994 In 1994 or 1995 a classic arcade game collector in Minnesota by the name of Brian Johnson volunteered to take on upkeep of the list and became the new KLOV Keeper a title used to refer to the maintainer of the KLOV by the Usenet collector community at the time The KLOV launched as a full brand on or before November 9 1995 Johnson was instrumental in developing the KLOV s web site from a simple list to a full web based encyclopedia Johnson s efforts included breaking up the list into a complete online encyclopedia with distinct pages for each entry rewriting all the content including pictures in as many listings as was possible and in general creating a user friendly and searchable website Visitors could submit suggested changes to Johnson who could then edit any entries by hand 1999 In late 1999 the KLOV finally reached 2000 entries By this time the increasing level of submissions and suggestions was becoming nearly unmanageable for any single person to keep up with and the work load began to exceed Johnson s available time 2000 In January 2000 Greg McLemore became the KLOV Keeper His company WebMagic registered the Internet domain name KLOV com for the site on January 13 and continues to provide substantial financial support for the KLOV to this day as a chief sponsor Community message forums were quickly added to the site as was a new moderated wiki style information update system to allow multiple people to administer user contributions As before users contributions were screened before being added though updates were now tracked and submissions would be automatically tied to the record they belonged to 2001 The following year brought expanded support for hand held mobile devices After a long beta testing period version 1 0 of the KLOV for Palm 7 application was released on May 25 This 100 free application allowed anyone with a Palm 7 wireless PDA to access KLOV game entries with text and graphics while on the road This application is no longer maintained since modern cell phones such as the iPhone and Palm Pre can directly display the KLOV s offerings via built in modern web browsers Additionally after receiving well over 100 000 messages the KLOV s popular message forums were updated in 2001 and the new system 4 have since received an additional 850 000 messages to date 2002 In December 2002 the International Arcade Museum was formed to expand on work done by the KLOV over the previous decade Greg McLemore remained the KLOV Keeper and WebMagic remained a chief financial contributor The KLOV officially became part of The International Arcade Museum 2006 On January 23 2006 The International Arcade Museum assumed operation of the Video Arcade Preservation Society VAPS the leading collector s group and census taker serving the coin operated video game community The VAPS org web site was also converted to work on the LAMP platform and links between the KLOV and VAPS were created Each individual game s entry in KLOV has a dynamic account of the Video Arcade Preservation Society s VAPS current statistics regarding collector ownership of that particular game 2009 In 2009 the KLOV s message forums were upgraded and moved 5 as the forums were serving both sites and have sections about all types of coin operated machines in addition to videogame sections The old forum URL continues to work as a redirect to the new address References edit COLLECTING JUST ADD QUARTERS by Ramin Setoodeh on newsweek com 2005 07 18 The Top 100 games from KLOV Gaming Enthusiast Stream Community Museum of the Game International Arcade Museum amp Killer List of Videogames Arcade Videogame Pinball Machine and Antique Coin Operated History Museum of the Game amp International Arcade Museum KLOV VAPS Coin op Videogame Pinball Slot Machine and EM Machine Forums Hosted by Museum of the Game amp IAM forums arcade museum com External links editThe International Arcade Museum website formerly KLOV The Video Arcade Preservation Society VAPS website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Museum of the Game amp oldid 1212960025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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