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Total estimated sales of all Pickford Bros' games: 6,451,068 |
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Number of games in all territories the Pickford Bros have been involved in:
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Average estimated sales per released game: 41,090 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you want to know about The Pickford Brothers
I'm not really sure if there's any need for this page. The site is already full of self-indulgent ramblings, and you can probably find out far more about John and Ste on here than you've ever wanted to know, but if you've got a question that you'd like answering feel free to submit it to the webmaster and we'll add it to this FAQ.
The FAQ
1. Why have you set up a big website going on and on about your rubbish games? None of them are big hits or important games. I mean, who cares?
Good question! Historically the video game industry has been terrible at preserving or archiving its legacy. Games haven't been around long enough to be percieved as culturally important in the way that movies are, and if it wasn't for the emulation community (so often characterised as pirates and enemies of the industry by the video game mainstream) many old games for obselete systems would be lost forever already.
We're not in a position to change the whole culture of the video game industry, or even to make our our old games available, but what we can do is ensure that our tiny little corner of the video game world is archived and preserved and remembered as well as possible, no matter how insignificant it may be.
It may seem big headed to want show you rubbish production sketches for forgotten, unfinished NES games, but we aren't publishing this stuff because we think its incredibly important or valuable in itself. We're publishing it becuase its interesting and possibly valuable as part of the wider picture of the history of video game development, and because otherwise it will end up in the bin.
Maybe in a few years time video games will be viewed with a little bit more respect by the guardians of our cultural heritage, and we'll all rue the lack of care that was taken with the artifacts and documents of its earlier days. We just want to do our bit to preserve what we can, while we still can. And if its all just a load of old rubbish - well, the internet's a big place, and its not doing anyone any harm.
The Pickford Bros.
Updated: 24th January 2006
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