Noclip, most known for their video game documentaries on YouTube, just dropped a boatload of lost media. Brace yourselves for a treasure trove of forgotten gems that will blow your mind!

Now, if you’re a bit of a gaming enthusiast, chances are you’re familiar with Noclip. Led by the seasoned industry reporter Danny O’Dwyer, this remarkable crowdfunded project aims to bridge the gap between developers and gamers.

After producing awe-inspiring documentaries like their in-depth interview on the Fall and Rise of Final Fantasy XIV and the Resurrection of Doom in 2016, Danny and his team have set their sights on a brand-new venture.

Recently, they stumbled upon a goldmine of raw tapes containing long-lost gaming coverage from the early days. Imagine, some of these press releases and recordings are over two decades old! Unfortunately, some were tragically lost to the ravages of time, while others suffered from low-resolution visuals and abysmal audio quality.

Among these treasures lie iconic clips that were previously unrecognizable, like Nintendo’s infamous Space World 2000 Gamecube Tech Demo. Yes, that’s right, the one that was virtually unheard of until now. And as if that wasn’t enough, there are even forgotten press clips of unreleased games or titles that underwent drastic transformations during development.

But hold on, there’s more! Certain video material has been scrubbed from the internet, such as a rare interview with Hideo Kojima discussing the US Reveal Trailer of Metal Gear Solid 4 from the mid-2000s. And there are hidden gems too, like the closed-doors E3 demo of Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic.

This discovery is a game-changer for many reasons. Many of the websites that once hosted this content are either defunct or have migrated to modern formats, deleting those old compressed video files from yesteryears.

For those of us who consider ourselves self-proclaimed video game historians, this is an absolute goldmine. While you might stumble upon a few dated articles online, nothing compares to watching something like the Microsoft 2009 Press Conference in crystal-clear 1080p with pristine audio.

Kudos to the Noclip team for not only making everything they’ve unearthed available on their dedicated YouTube channel but also promising to upload it all to the Internet Archive, just in case YouTube decides to hit the delete button.

The work done by Danny and the Noclip crew since the inception of this project is simply priceless. If you haven’t had the pleasure of watching any of their documentaries yet, we wholeheartedly recommend you do so.

And if you share a genuine love for the world of gaming, we implore you to support this project in any way you can. Whether it’s spreading the word to others or checking out Noclip’s Patreon page, every bit counts. Who knows what hidden treasures lie within that vast collection of old videotapes; it could hold something truly irreplaceable, lost to the annals of history.