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Welcome to the WikiProject Video games Reference library of magazines, books, and other publications. It is designed to help editors find sources for previews, development history, critical reviews, or other information in published material. This project especially aims to help editors with articles concerning old games, released before the full advent of the internet for game coverage.

[edit] Instructions for users

If you find a relevant match, then check on the right to see which project members have a copy. Contact that user on his or her talk page and hopefully they will be able to send you the appropriate information.

To easily search all the different subpages of this project, follow these instructions (this works with Firefox):

1. Bookmark this page
2. Right-click the bookmark and select "Properties"
3. Change the name to "WP:VG mag search".
4. Change the keyword to "vgm".
5. Now you can type something like "vgm Max Payne" in the Firefox address bar to search all the different magazines that have articles so you don't have to browse all the different magazine pages.

[edit] Instructions for contributors

Anyone may contribute to the project. If you know of an online source for transcriptions or scans of print sources, please add them under "Online resources". If you own or have access to print material, please add them to the appropriate subpage under "Print resources". All books currently share a page, while subpages for strategy guides are listed alphabetically by publisher and magazines are listed alphabetically by publication name. Add your personal archives to the appropriate subpages linked below and follow the general table format. Remember to add your username into the contact field for copies you own, be thorough when checking your archives, and be sure to wikify game titles.

Contents 1 Instructions for users 2 Instructions for contributors 3 Online resources 3.1 Books 3.2 Multi-platform 3.3 Platform specific 3.4 Online print archive 4 Print resources 4.1 Books 4.2 Strategy guides 4.3 Magazines

If you prefer, add this userbox to your page to generate interest in the project. Just add {{User WPCVGm}} to your user page.

[edit] Online resources

The following list includes links to websites that may contain reviews from gaming magazines, or full-page scans.

[edit] Books

• Well Played 1.0: Video Game, Value and Meaning by Drew Davidson et al. A CC-distributed book that is an "in-depth close readings of video games that parse out the various meanings to be found in the experience of playing a game".
• Halcyon Days by James Hague. Interviews with classic video games programmers about their more prominent games. Originally digitally distributed via html files on diskettes and later published with the book Programmers at Work. A free version exists here.

[edit] Multi-platform

• Hardcore Gamer Magazine: Full magazine scans (pdf format)
• Mean Machines/Mean Machines Sega/Nintendo Magazine System: The Mean Machines Archive (magazine scans in PDF format)
• Retromags Wiki: Wiki dedicated to scanning summarizing retro video game magazines.

[edit] Platform specific

• Computer Gaming World Computer Gaming World Archive - Issue 1 (December 1981) - Issue 100 (November 1992)
• Crash (ZX Spectrum): Crash Online (selected reviews)
• PC Zone: PC Zone (full reviews)
• Your Sinclair (ZX Spectrum): The Your Sinclair Rock 'n' Roll Years (Selected reviews and features)
• Amstrad Action (Amstrad CPC): CPC Wiki Amstrad Action scans (Full page scans of issues 1 - 117)
• Official Xbox Magazine: Reviews and articles

[edit] Online print archive

See the full archive

• Archived reviews via the Internet Archive. Includes online content from Computer Games Magazine, Computer Gaming World, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Game Informer, Next Generation Magazine, Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, PC Format, and PC Gamer.

[edit] Print resources

[edit] Books

• Misc publishers

[edit] Strategy guides

• BradyGames
• Nintendo Player's Guides
• Prima Games
• Versus Books

[edit] Magazines

• Amiga Power
• Australian Personal Computer
• Computer Games Magazine (aka Computer Games Strategy Plus and Strategy Plus)
• Computer Gaming World
• Dengeki PlayStation
• Edge
• Electronic Gaming Monthly
• Game Informer
• GameFan
• GamePro
• games TM
• GM
• incite
• Maximum PC
• Mega
• Next Generation Magazine
• Nintendo Official Magazine
• Nintendo Power
• Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)
• Official PlayStation Magazine
• Official UK PlayStation Magazine
• Official Xbox Magazine
• PC Format
• PC Gamer (UK)
• PC Gamer (US)
• PC Gaming World (UK Edition)
• PC PowerPlay
• PC Zone
• Play Time (German)
• Playstation 2 Offical Magazine - UK
• Power Unlimited
• Retro Gamer
• Telegraph Magazine