Video Games

Resources

Achievements

• Exophase - Track all your gaming achievements
• List of PlayStation 3 games without Trophy support - PlayStation Wiki
• PSNProfiles
• RetroAchievements
• SteamAchievementManager

  • How to Use Steam Achievement Manager to Unlock Any Achievement - Jason Currie, MakeUseOf
• That One Achievement - TV Tropes
• TrueAchievements
• TrueSteamAchievements
• TrueTrophies
• XBL Tracker

Articles

• Amazing vintage video game ads from the 1980s and 1990s
• Architecture of Consoles - Rodrigo Copetti
• Commander Keen's Adaptive Tile Refresh - Fabien Sanglard
• Designing the Super Nintendo Video System - Fabien Sanglard
• Freeware Remakes of Adventure Games - Michael Klamerus, Virtual Moose
• History of Grand Theft Auto
• Inside The Super Nintendo Cartridges - Fabien Sanglard
• List of best out-of-the-box video output options
• Nintendo of Europe coloured triangles
• Solving The Witness with Z3 - Bickio O'Callahan

  • Part 1
  • Part 2
• The Legend of Zelda timeline, explained - Jeffrey Parkin, Polygon
• The Making of Micro Machines - Keith Stuart
• Why fastDOOM is fast - Fabien Sanglard

  • Hacker News thread
  • Reddit thread

Awards

• British Academy Games Awards
• D.I.C.E. Awards
• Game Developers Choice Awards
• Golden Joystick Awards
• The Game Awards

  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014

Books

• Boss Fight Books
• DaddaRuleKonge
• Masters of Doom - David Kushner
• Morrowind 20-year anniversary book

Browser Games

• 9:05 - Adam Cadre
• SmartHome

Cables & Adapters

• Kaico Labs
• Retro Gaming Cables
• RetroRGB

  • ElectronPulse PS2 Passthrough HDMI Adapter

Cases

• boxprotectorshop - The Netherlands
• CustomGameCases.com - United States
• Foxy Printing - United Kingdom
• Gaming Cave - United Kingdom
• grailguard - United Kingdom
• Retro Game Cases - United States
• RetroProtection - United States
• Steelbook Central - United Kingdom
• Videogame Box Protectors - United States

Collections

• Collezione Lucas - Gianluca Gallo
• Gharlic Heimli
• Nel Profondo dei Caraibi...

Covers and Manuals

• Kirkland's Manual Labor

Databases

• Co-Optimus
• Delisted Games
• DoesItPlay?
• Game Boy Database
• Game Boy hardware database
• Glitchwave
• How Long To Beat
• IGDB.com
• Il Dizionario dei Videogiochi
• Lost Releases - Survival Horror Media Releases
• NinDB
• Nintendo64EVER
• Old Video Game Advertisements
• PC Gaming Wiki
• PlayStationLibrary.com

  • PlayStation Master List
  • PlayStation Greatest Hits Subset
  • PlayStation LightSpan Master List
  • PlayStation Long Box Master List
• PriceCharting
• RetroCollect
• Retroedicola Videoludica
• Retromags - The Vintage Video Game Magazine Archive
• SCPH @ PlayStation
• Sega Retro
• SEGA-Dreamcast.com
• SerialStation
• Snes Central
• Sonic Retro
• The Cutting Room Floor

  • Games with anti-piracy methods
• The Game Boy Database
• The PlayStation Datacenter
• Universal Hint System
• Unseen64
• VGComplete
• Video Game Preservation

Desktop Streaming

• Apollo
• Moonlight
• Parsec
• Sunshine (GitHub)

Documentaries

• F.E.A.R. - The Retrospective
• Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary
• The Making of LEGO Island: A Documentary

Documents

• Grim Fandango Puzzle Document

Events

• Game Vintage Market - Roma
• London Gaming Market - London
• Retro Events - United Kingdom
• Retro Games Fair - United Kingdom

Forums

• GamesVillage

Game Trackers

• Backloggd - A Video Game Collection Tracker
• Backloggery - You Have The Games. Play Them.
• GAMEYE
• GG - Video Game Collection Tracker
• Grouvee - Track your game collection and backlog

Hacker News threads

• Favourite open source game?
• Great text based games to play?
• Non-violent video games with great stories?
• What are some must-read books about video games and gaming history?

HDMI Switches

• DGODRT HDMI Switch 5 In 1 Out 4K @ 60 Hz
• Kinivo 501BN HDMI Switch 5 In 1 Out 4K @ 30 Hz
• Kinivo 550BN HDMI Switch 5 In 1 Out 4K @ 60Hz HDR
• SGEYR HDMI Switch 5 In 1 Out 4K @ Hz
• UGREEN HDMI Switch 5 in 1 Out 4K @ 60 Hz

Hints

• Before I Play
• Nice Game Hints
• Universal Hint System

Lists

• /v/'s Recommended Games Wiki

  • Arcade games
  • Definitive Versions
  • Freeware Games
  • Japanese Role Playing Games
  • Low end computer games
  • Puzzle Games
  • Recommended Controllers
• 1001 Video Games to Play Before You Die

  • UK site
  • US site
• r/PatientGamers Essential Games Lists (2017)

  • 3DS
  • PC
  • PlayStation 3
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation Vita
  • Steam
  • Wii
  • Wii U
  • Xbox 360
  • Xbox One
• Complete Edition Central - PlayStationTrophies.org
• Kotaku

  • The 14 Best Games For The Sega Dreamcast
  • The 14 Best Games For The Xbox One
  • The 15 Best Games For The PlayStation 4
  • The 20 Best Games For Sony's PlayStation 5
  • The 20 Best Horror Games Of The Last 20 Years
  • The Bests
• IGN

  • The Best PS5 Games
• List of video games considered the best - Wikipedia
• Lista Videogiochi Multilingua - GamesVillage
• PC Gamer

  • The top 100 PC games
• Polygon

  • The 22 best Xbox One games
  • The 25 best PlayStation 5 games
  • The 28 best PlayStation 4 games
• RPG Codes Top 70 PC RPGs
• The Best Detective Games On PC - Andy Kelly
• Top 100 All-Time Adventure Games - Adventure Gamers
• Top Ten Games for Every Platform That Matters

Movies

• Omar World

Museums

• GAMM Game Museum - Roma, Italy
• Power Up - Science Museum, London, United Kingdom
• Retro Computer Museum - Leicester, United Kingdom
• The Retro Video Game Museum - Penshurst, Australia
• The Video Game Museum
• Video Games Museum - Heraklion, Greece
• Videospielarchiv Muenchen - Munich, Germany
• Vigamus - Roma, Italy

Online Stores

• 8BitMods - London, United Kingdom
• Attic Discovery Shop - Essex, United Kingdom

  • Disc Repair Service
• Be More Geek - Sunderland, United Kingdom
• BOOKOFF - Japan
• CeX
• CGX
• Chillout Games - Manchester, United Kingdom
• Console Passion - Blackpool, United Kingdom
• ConsoleMAD
• Crazy Thumbs - London, United Kingdom
• Doorway To Dorkness - Doncaster, United Kingdom
• eBay

  • RetroGamesClub - Roma, Italy
  • Video Boy Club Roma - Roma, Italy
• Epic Games Launcher

  • Heroic Games Launcher
• GameXchange - Blackburn, United Kingdom
• Genki - Imported Japanese Video Games & Hardware
• GOG.com

  • GOG Database
• HARDOFF - Japan
• Hobbyarcade - Roma, Italy
• Il Paradiso dei Videogiochi - Roma, Italy
• Indie Retro
• IsThereAnyDeal
• Kingdom
• Less 3 Than
• Manga Souko - Japan
• musicMagpie
• Myretroshop.com - Norwich, United Kingdom
• Nabbit
• Omega's Emporium
• Retro Game Base
• Retro Game Shops
• Retro Games Exchange
• Retro Games UK - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
• Retro Sect
• Retro Six
• retro.directory
• Right Sprite - Wales, United Kingdom
• ShopTo
• SimplyGames - St Ives, United Kingdom
• Sore Thumb Retro Games - York, United Kindgom
• Steam

  • Augmented Steam
  • List of DRM-free games
  • SteamDB
  • SteamPeek - Indie friendly game discovery
• Suruga-ya - Japan
• The Console Cove - Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
• The Game Collection
• The Emporium Retrogaming Shop - Japan
• UK Retro Game Store Locator
• Warners Retro Corner

Quizzes

• GuessThe.Game
• VGM Quiz

Reddit Threads

• 12 essential puzzle games I recommend to everyone
• About to buy a PS4. Suggest some games?
• Any 2D Metroidvania-style Games You Like?
• Are there any good modern point-and-click games that focus on puzzle-solving?
• Are there any iPhone games that are actually worth playing?
• Best FPS/shooters for PS3?
• Best Indie games of the past 3 years
• Best original Xbox games?
• Best PS1 RPGs?
• Best PSP Games
• Best STORY in an rpg?
• Bought a Playstation 2, Any Must Haves?
• Can anyone recommend good Point and Click games?
• Co-op games to play with girlfriend
• Does the Nintendo Wii have enough games to make it worth a buy?
• Dusting off the Xbox 360 - what are the best games I have missed?
• Essential games list for older consoles?
• Finally getting a PS4
• Finally got a PS4, what are the must plays?
• For those who used a computer between 1995 and 2001, what’s the computer game from that time that sticks with you the most, and why?
• Gamers of Reddit, what are good videogames to play with your non-gamer girlfriend?
• Gamers of reddit, what is the hardest game you have ever played in your entire life?
• Gamers of Reddit, what video game has the best storyline?
• Gamers who have a potato pc, what is your favorite low-end/old game to play?
• Games to play Local Co-op with my girlfriend
• Games to play with your SO?
• Good games for zoning out and listening to podcasts or music?
• Got hooked on Portal 1&2 and Uncharted Series. Any other fun titles likes these?
• Got my first ever Dreamcast for my birthday! What games should I get?
• Haven't played PC Games for 2-3 years, what are some must plays?
• Help me find some good, short (<10hrs) singleplayer games on sale (steam) right now
• How many games have you played that you think is 10/10?
• I almost completely missed out on the GC/PS2 era. Any recommendations?
• I got around and bought a PS1 in a garage sale, best games to start with?
• I haven't played video games for like 5 years. What to play?
• I just moved and my roommate has a Wii! Recommend me your all-time favorite Wii game(s)?
• I need some good linear games with awesome stories?
• I put together a list of GameCube games that you should play!
• I've had a PS2 for a long time. What are some really good games?
• In your opinion, what's the best game someone can play on Android? (including legal emulation)
• Indie games that were openly inspired by big titles?
• Just bought a PS3 today for Demon's Souls - any other exclusives I may have missed from back in the day?
• Just dug out my wii. What games did I miss?
• Just getting into psp games
• Just got a gaming computer for a the first time in my life. I've been a heavy console gamer my entire life. What are some gems I should check out?
• Just got a gaming PC for the first time, what should I play?
• Just got a PS3. What are the must play games?
• Just got a PSP, are there any games that are must haves for it?
• Just played Super Mario Galaxy for the first time...
• Long time PC gamer, just got a 360 for next to nothing. Any interesting console exclusives I should pick up?
• Looking for a good single player shooter
• Looking for Older FPS Games of Quality
• Looking for pc games with good story modes
• Must-play games over 10 years old
• Must have 3DS games?
• Must play AAA games in the last 5 years ?
• Must play games that are only 15-20 hours long?
• Must play Nintendo DS games?
• Ordered a PS3 never had one during it's generation looking for 'must haves' and 'hidden gems'
• Patient gamers, what are you favourite DOS games?
• Patient Mobile Gaming?
• PC Gamer who just got a ps4 controller. What are some must have games for PC that work really well with a controller?
• PS2 games I should look for?
• PS3 hidden gems
• Puzzle games like Her Story that are played as simulations of digital devices?
• Recently got a orginal xbox any suggestions?
• Recommend a "mindless" game
• Recommend me some horror games with great stories
• Recommend some xbox 360 games
• The best PC games of the last twenty years
• Top Ten games to play for Ps2
• We should make a master list of older games that still hold up today.
• What are genuinely great mobile games?
• What are old games (20+ years old) that, disregarding any nostalgia, still hold up very well today?
• What are some good co-op games for the PS3?
• What are some good FPS games with stellar single player story?
• What are some good old games that cheer you up?
• What are some good PS2 titles for any collection?
• What are some good video games to play with your SO?
• What are some great single player FPS games?
• What are some must have games for the original Nintendo DS?
• What are some older games that you will always recommend and truly believe to be timeless?
• What are some short but sweet games that you would recommend?
• What are the best co-op couch games?
• What are the top 3 games for each older console that you feel like every gamer should play?
• What are your favorite “short” single player campaigns?
• What are your favorite single player games to play over again?
• What are your top 3 games that have the best storyline?
• What are your top 5 stand out games of all time and more importantly, why?
• What game is the biggest 9/10 you could give?
• What games can you binge for hours upon hours?
• What games were you so enraptured by that you beat them extremely quickly?
• What is a free pc game that everyone should get?
• What is Must play games on ps3 2016?
• What is the best video game for couples to play?
• What is the oldest PC game you would describe as "having aged well"?
• What is your favorite shorter length game? (<6-8 hours)
• What is your favorite video game of all time?
• What is your favourite pre 2005 PC game?
• What is your favourite pre-2005 computer game?
• What's a game everyone NEEDS to play in their lifetime?
• What's a game that's in your all-time top-5 that wouldn't be in most others' top-5?
• What's a game that's worth every penny?
• What's a video game that you loved that most people never heard of?
• What's an unknown masterpiece you want everyone to play, no questions asked, completely blind?
• What's one game you would give a 10/10?
• What's the best 2 player games to play with a significant other?
• What's the most replayable single-player game you've ever seen?
• What's the game you can complete again and again without ever getting tired of?
• What's your all time favorite video game ?
• What's your favourite 'chill' game?
• What's your favorite Video game of all time?
• What's your top 3 must play videogames?
• What's your "You have to play this game" game?
• What Are Everyone's Top 3 Games of All Time
• What are games for the PS2 and PS1 worth playing?
• What are some games that will always remain in your memory?
• What are some good co-op games to play with your SO?
• What are the best NES, SNES, Gameboy/Gameboy Advanced or N64 Games?
• What are the essential single player games you have to play?
• What are the must have basic titles for PS3?
• What are your favorite, casual play, underrated games of the PS3?
• What are your favorite NES/SNES/Sega games?
• What are your MUST PLAY single player games? To play at least once in your lifetime - 2
• What game is proof that video games can be art?
• What games hooked you instantly?
• What games would you guys consider to be masterpieces?
• What is a great video game you can finish in a single afternoon?
• What is in your opinion one MUST play game from the last 20 years?
• What is the best game you've ever played that few people have ever heard of?
• What is the last 10/10 game you’ve played?
• What is the oldest game that you still play?
• What is your favorite video game of all time?
• What is your "must play" game?
• What old video games are still worth playing?
• What pre 2000 video game would you still recommend to anyone?
• What type of videogames are you not able to enjoy?
• What video game can you play over and over again and still enjoy it?
• What video game do you consider a masterpiece?
• What video game is 10/10?
• What video game is an absolute 100/100 in your opinion?
• What video game left you saying "Fuck Yeah"?
• What video game to you is a "must play"?
• What videogame was a 10/10 for you?
• What would you say your GOTY game is for each year since 2010?
• Which game is genuinely a masterpiece to you?
• Which Steam game for less than $10 should everyone have?
• You are locked in a room for 3 months with no internet. What 3 video games do you bring?
• Your Personal Top Ten Games of All Time
• Your system is low end and you can't find anything worthwhile to play on it? You're doing it wrong
• "Zero fat" games with minimal filler/cutscenes

Reviews

• Adventure's Planet
• GameRankings Archived Scores Browser
• MetaCritic
• OpenCritic
• Polygon
• Spaziogames

Savegames

• How to Resign PS3 Game Saves
• PC Savegames
• PST's Official Locked Saves and Other Info Thread
• The Tech Game
• Xbox 360 Gamesaves

Translations

• I Figli di Gaucci Productions
• SadNES cITy
• Translations - Romhacking.net
• Translations Patches - CDRomance

Walkthroughs

• GameFAQs
• Gamepressure

Websites

• Abandonware Games
• Amstream Arcade
• Backbone Mobile Gaming
• Balamb Garden
• controller.wtf - Discover MFi Games for iOS
• DOS Game Club
• Draknek & Friends
• DualShock Calibration GUI
• EFGAMP - European Federation of Video Game Archives, Museums and Preservation projects
• Flashpoint Archive
• Gamepad Tester
• Global Network Gaming - Team XLink
• iFixit - Game Consoles
• KeyShare.link - Platform for sharing unused game keys on Reddit
• Logical Increments
• noclip
• No One Lives Forever Download
• Read-Only Memory
• Retro Handhelds
• The Digital Antiquarian

  • Half-Life
• The Genesis Temple

Wikis

• Bandipedia - Crash Bandicoot Wiki
• BioShock Wiki
• ConsoleMods Wiki
• GTA Wiki
• Nukapedia - Fallout Wiki
• PCGamingWiki
• PlayStation Wiki

  • List of PlayStation 2 games with alternative display modes
• Portal Wiki
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Wiki
• Super Mario Wiki
• The Elder Scrolls Wiki
• The Last of Us Wiki

YouTube Channels

• Gaming Broductions

  • The Incredibly Immersive World of PS1 Cutscenes and FMVs
  • The Magical World of PS1 Pre-Rendered Backgrounds
• Gaming Historian
• Get Off My Lawn
• Noclip - Video Game Documentaries

  • Archive.org Video Collection
  • Noclip Game History Archive
• Retro Dodo
• Retro Game Mechanics Explained

YouTube Playlists

• PiG's Protoss Bronze to GM Series - StarCraft II