Introduction

• This exhibit will focus on Q*bert's transformation from 1982 to 2019 to discuss how it evolved from an old arcade game to a mobile app with different techniques.

• Besides, taken Q*bert as an example, we will list four main challenges for arcade game preservation to see how it overcame those problems.

   - Main challenges for game preservation:

  1. loss of classified development documentation
  2. legal difficulties
  3. limitation of accessing the content from the original media
  4. different user experience

• Finally, we want to analyze the pros and cons of some game preservation strategies based on the Q*bert to give suggestions for the future survival of old video games.

   - Game preservation strategies:

  1. museum approach
  2. backward compatibility
  3. migration approach
  4. emulation
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