These QC guys are doing god's work reviving these old Videoway games. This is the second one to get a NES physical release
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/jester-gets-new-physical-editions-for-nes-and-snes
https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/jester-gets-new-physical-editions-for-nes-and-snes
@coolboymew Too bad they are just recreations. The source code to these games are rumored to still exist. There have even been attempts to emulate the Videoway hardware but it's pointless given that it relies on teletext data that is no longer available.
This shit is arguably more obscure than the Satellaview. It's fucking insane.
https://lostmediawiki.com/Videoway_(lost_Canadian_cable-box_games;_1990-2006)#Emulation_Attempts
@xianc78 I'm aware, I researched it myself
Unfortunately preservation efforts were not done before the shutdown, which did not help that it was pre-2010. Also apparently Videotron were very protective of their terminals and finding one in the wild today, even after the shut down, is actually not that easy to find
That's a shitload of cool fun games that were lost. I got to play them at least, just not at home, because we didn't have cable
The Videoway system was pretty cool, especially in the 90s when it was actually pretty advanced. You could get news, meteo, lottery info, etc. all from the teletext system. Also there were interactive shows
Otherwise the games were generally well made and oozed soul, compared to the absolute shit-tier game JAVA game services (seemed like it was provided by a 3rd party) I've played on a Bell terminal years after
It's disappointing they won't even release a mini console with the games or something
Unfortunately preservation efforts were not done before the shutdown, which did not help that it was pre-2010. Also apparently Videotron were very protective of their terminals and finding one in the wild today, even after the shut down, is actually not that easy to find
That's a shitload of cool fun games that were lost. I got to play them at least, just not at home, because we didn't have cable
The Videoway system was pretty cool, especially in the 90s when it was actually pretty advanced. You could get news, meteo, lottery info, etc. all from the teletext system. Also there were interactive shows
Otherwise the games were generally well made and oozed soul, compared to the absolute shit-tier game JAVA game services (seemed like it was provided by a 3rd party) I've played on a Bell terminal years after
It's disappointing they won't even release a mini console with the games or something
@coolboymew @xianc78 From the same country that brought you the now memory holed on purpose Unisys ICON platform. Given the story with that and how they also just so happened to be all ordered destroyed, I can't say I'm surprised given it's >canada.
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@PurpCat @coolboymew There are a few Videoway boxes out there in the wild, but they are expensive and non-functional, unless you find a way to feed teletext data into it.
