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

• The Video Game Library

  • PlayStation 1994-1998

  • PlayStation 1999-2004

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

• Games That Weren't

• 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

Manuals

• Kirkland's Manual Labor

  • Nintendo Game Boy Color

  • Sony PlayStation 2

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

Podcasts

• Watch Out for Fireballs!

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