The Game Preservation Society estimates that at least 20% of Japanese games have already been lost due to physical degradation or getting thrown out. So, they’re on a mission to save the day. GPS is a Tokyo-based nonprofit working to preserve Japanese video games from the 1970s,19 80s, and 1990s. The World’s Bianca Hillier has the story.
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