Fan preservation of "flopped" games and systemsThe case of Virtual Boy in Spain

  1. Marçal Mora-Cantallops
  2. Ignacio Bergillos
Revista:
Catalan journal of communication & cultural studies

ISSN: 1757-1898

Año de publicación: 2018

Título del ejemplar: Game studies today: In and beyond digital culture

Volumen: 10

Número: 2

Páginas: 213-229

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1386/CJCS.10.2.213_1 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Catalan journal of communication & cultural studies

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  • Mora-Cantallops, M. and Bergillos, I. (2018), ‘Fan preservation of “flopped” games and systems: The case of the Virtual Boy in Spain’, Catalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies, 10:2, pp. 213–29, doi: 10.1386/ cjcs.10.2.213_1