WEC Museum acquisitions/2023

This article contains West Elmira Computer Museum acquisitions from the year 2023. The items listed below were acquired on that date by the museum's founder, Jennifer McMurray.

Acquisitions by date

• January 1:
  • Daymare: 1998 for Windows (digital via GOG.com) - developer: Invader Studios, Slipgate Ironworks, publisher: Invader Studios, Destructive Creations, All in! Games
  • Doctor Who Season 5, Episode 11: "The Lodger" (digital via YouTube) - producer: BBC Cymru Wales, distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation
• January 2:
  • Doctor Who Season 6, Episode 12: "Closing Time" (digital via YouTube) - producer: BBC Cymru Wales, distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Duet 3 Chromebook - designer: Lenovo, manufacturer: Lenovo
• January 3:
  • Bitmap Brothers Collection 1 for Evercade (The Chaos Engine, Speedball, Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe, Speedball 2100, Xenon 2: Megablast) (physical) - developer: Blaze Entertainment, publisher: Blaze Entertainment
  • ColecoVision Expansion Module #1 for ColecoVision - designer: Coleco, manufacturer: Coleco
  • Intellivision Collection 1 (Auto Racing, Cloudy Mountain, Hover Force, Motocross, Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing, Reversi, Sharp Shot, Stadium Mud Buggies, Star Strike, Super Pro Decathlon, Tower of Doom, Vectron) for Evercade (physical) - developer: Blaze Entertainment, publisher: Blaze Entertainment
• January 4:
  • Beat Cop for Linux, macOS, Windows (digital via GOG.com) - developer: Pixel Crow, publisher: 11 bit studios
  • Dishonored 2 for Windows (digital via GOG.com) - developer: Arkane Studios, publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • The Evil Dead 2 for Windows (digital via GOG.com) - developer: Tango Gameworks, publisher: Bethesda Softworks
• January 5:
  • Mario Bros Special for NEC PC-6601 (physical) - developer: Hudson Soft, publisher: Hudson Soft
  • Faery Tale Adventure II: Halls of the Dead for DOS, Windows (physical) - developer: The Dreamers Guild, publisher: Encore Software
• January 6: Indie Heroes Collection 1 (Alien Cat 2, Anguna: Warriors of Virtue, Chain Break, Deadeus, Debtor, Doodle World, Flea!, Foxyland, Kubo 3, PLOID, Quest Arrest, Super Homebrew War, Twin Dragons, Uchūsen: Ultimate PLOID Battle) for Evercade (physical) - developer: Blaze Entertainment, publisher: Blaze Entertainment
• January 7: Technōs Arcade 1 (Battle Lane Vol. 5, Blockout, The Combatribes, Double Dragon II: The Revenge, Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone, Mania Challenge, Minky Monkey, Mysterious Stones: Dr. John's Adventure) for Evercade (physical) - developer: Blaze Entertainment, publisher: Blaze Entertainment
• January 8: Data East Arcade 1 (Break Thru, Chain Reaction, Dark Seal, Darwin 4078, Lock 'n' Chase, Sly Spy, Tumblepop, Wizard Fire) for Evercade (physical) - developer: Blaze Entertainment, publisher: Blaze Entertainment
• January 9: Mega Cat Collection 2 (Almost Hero, Coffee Crisis, Creepy Brawlers, Justice Duel, Little Medusa, Log Jammers, Multidude, Old Towers, Super Painter, Tänzer) for Evercade (physical) - developer: Blaze Entertainment, publisher: Blaze Entertainment
• January 10: Doctor Who: The Complete David Tennant Collection Blu-ray (physical) - producer: BBC Cymru Wales, distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation
• January 17: Hyper Gunsport and Gunsport for Windows (digital via Steam) - developer: Necrosoft, publisher: Necrosoft
• February 28: go-retro! Portable - designer: Retro-Bit, manufacturer: Retro-Bit
• March 13:
  • PixelJunk Monsters 2 Deluxe Edition and Season Pass DLC for PlayStation 4 (digital via PlayStation Store) - developer: Q-Games, publisher: Q-Games
  • PixelJunk VR: Dead Hungry for PlayStation Store (digital via PlayStation 4) - developer: Q-Games, publisher: Q-Games
• March 23: Sega Genesis Mini 2 - designer: M2, Sega, manufacturer: Sega
• April 20: Legends Core Plus - designer: AtGames, manufacturer: AtGames
• May 21: iMac - designer: Apple, manufacturer: Apple
• June 22: Tetris Gaming Handheld - designer: McDonald's, manufacturer: McDonald's
• July 8:
  • Doctor Who: Collections (Doctor Who: The Complete Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant Collection, Doctor Who: The Complete Matt Smith Collection, Doctor Who: The Complete Peter Capaldi Collection) (physical DVD) - producer: BBC Cymru Wales, distributor: British Broadcasting Corporation
  • TicWatch E2 - designer: Mobvoi, manufacturer: Mobvoi
• July 9: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge for Nintendo Switch (physical) - developer: Tribute Games, publisher: DotEmu
• August 1: The Lost Treasures of Infocom (Ballyhoo, Beyond Zork, Deadline, Enchanter, Infidel, Moonmist, Planetfall, Sorcerer, Spellbreaker, Starcross, Stationfall, Suspect, Suspended: A Cryogenic Nightmare, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Lurking Horror, The Witness, Zork I, Zork II, Zork III, Zork Zero) (physical 5¼ and 3½ floppy disks) - developer: Infocom, publisher Activision
• August 9: GameLine Master Module (1,200 Bps modem and 8 KB RAM) for Atari 2600 (physical) - developer: Control Video Corporation, publisher: Control Video Corporation
• August 10:
  • Age of Mythology for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: Assemble Studios, publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
  • Dark Planet: Battle for Natrolis for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: Creative Edge Software, publisher: Ubi Soft
  • Dungeon Siege for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: Gas Powered Games, publisher: Microsoft
  • Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: Irrational Games, publisher: Irrational Games
  • Grim Fandango for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: LucasArts, publisher: LucasArts
  • Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: The Collective, publisher: LucasArts
  • Half Life 2 for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: Valve, publisher: Sierra Entertainment
  • SimCity for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: Maxis Emeryville, publisher: Electronic Arts
  • Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne for Windows (physical CD-ROM) - developer: Blizzard Entertainment, publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
• August 12: Xbox 360 HD DVD Player for Xbox 360 and Bourne Supremecy HD DVD/DVD (physical) - developer: Microsoft, publisher: Microsoft
• September 3: Temple Labyrinth Dababa for Family Computer Disk System (physical) - developer: Konami, publisher: Konami
• September 12: England International Football for Xbox (physical) - developer: Codemasters, publisher: Codemasters
• September 14: Like a Dragon: The Song of the Soul (physical DVD) - producer: Avex Entertainment, distributor: Avex Entertainment
• September 20:
  • Pop'n Music Portable for PlayStation Portable (physical) - developer: Bemani, publisher: Konami
  • Pop'n Music Portable 2 for PlayStation Portable (physical) - developer: Bemani, publisher: Konami
  • Taiko no Tatsujin Portable for PlayStation Portable (physical) - developer: Taiko Team, publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2 for PlayStation Portable (physical) - developer: Taiko Team, publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX for PlayStation Portable (physical) - developer: Taiko Team, publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
• September 30: Heartbreak Diary MIL-CD for Dreamcast (physical) - developer: dps, publisher: S.L.K.
• October 2: Sega Superstars Tennis for Wii (physical) - developer: Sumo Digital, publisher: Sega
• October 8: Sakura Wars Online: Elegant Days of Paris - Limited Edition - GD-ROM and pink Dreamcast Keyboard for Dreamcast (physical) - developer: Overworks, publisher: Sega
• October 15:
  • Conga Master Cruisin for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Undercoders, publisher: City Connection
  • G-Mode Archives Kururin Cafe for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: G-Mode, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives Magical Drop DX for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Matrix Software, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives Mystia for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Game Studio, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives Mystia 2 for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Mobile & Game Studio, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives+ Bullet Barrage Test: Blissful Death Edition for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Cave, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives+ Bullet Barrage Test: Ketsui Edition for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Cave, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives+ City Connection Rocket for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Studio Runba, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives+ The Day the Demon King Crashes for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Jaleco, publisher: G-Mode
  • G-Mode Archives+ Ninja JaJaMaru-kun - Ranbu for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Jaleco, publisher: G-Mode
• November 6: Blasphemous Digital Deluxe Edition (Blasphemous, artbook, prequel comic, Alloy of Sin skin DLC, and soundtrack) for Windows (digital via GOG.com) - developer: The Game Kitchen, publisher: Team 17 Digital
• November 9: Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name for PlayStation 4 (physical Asian import) - developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, publisher: Sega
• November 20:
  • Like a Dragon: Ishin! for PlayStation 4 (digital) - developer: Ryu Ga Gotoku, publisher: Sega
  • Ninja Striker for Nintendo Switch (digital) - developer: Flyhigh Works, publisher: Flyhigh Works
  • Rabbids: Party of Legends for PlayStation 4 (digital) - developer: Ubisoft Chengdu, publisher: Ubisoft