T E X T F I L E S
Home and Arcade Games
Since the first Microcomputers, Arcade Games and gaming have always been linked
in some fashion to the world of BBSs. It would make sense that if people used
computers to play, they'd be attracted to machines who were dedicated to nothing
but playing games.
The parallel lines of arcade games and home-based "console" systems didn't meet
with complete full-on force until the 1990's (where they're essentially the same
thing and considered the same product) and for a long time the nature of the
two cultures were inherently different.
If you're looking for things like card games, sports, or other recreational
activites (except for <A HREF="/sex">sex</A>) I'd suggest looking for them in the
<A HREF="/fun">Fun</A> section.
ARCADE
Files about full-size "Arcade" Video Games including social commentary, instructions on using/caring for them, and beating them
ATARIMAIL
10 Years of Atari/Atari Games VAXMAIL (Messages Between Employees) (1983-1992)
CHESS
Files about Chess (Please, calm yourself)
CONSOLES
Files about home-based "Console" systems made to hook up to a TV and play
FIGHTERS
The Over-The-Top world of Fighting Games
REVIEWS
Reviews of Game Software from Many Sources
1samuslv.txt
Solution to First Samurai by Doctor Butcher and Fixed by Rygar
a_w_solv.txt
Another World Cheat Codes by Pot-Noodle
abbrev.txt
The Complete NetHack Acronym and Abbreviation List by Satoshi Asami, Boudewijn Wayers and Adam Dawes
abc.txt
The ABCs of Adventuring by Admiral Jota, Dylan O'Donnell, G. Kevin Wilson, and Dan Shiovitz
addres.ses
List of Distributors of Arcade Games from Rajesh Nakhwa (October 16, 1992)
aitd2.txt
Alone in the Dark II Complete Step by Step Walkthrough v1.0 by Richard Liblanc
aitd3.txt
Alone in the Dark 3 Walkthrough written by Darrell Upchurch, David Mitchell and Polly Robinson
alienbr.txt
Solution to Alien Breed by Doctor Butcher
alonesol.txt
Solution to Alone in the Dark
android.faq
FAQ: Epic Pinball's Android Pinball by Normal G. Sippel Verison 1.12 (May 15, 1994)
arcade.cht
The Definitive Arcade Video Game Cheat Sheet (April 28, 1992)
arcade_c.hea
The Definitive Arcade Game Cheat Sheet (April 28, 1992)
arcana.txt
Arcana Arcanorum: The Card-Playing Oracle, by The Prophet Aloysius
arenadoc.asc
How to Play The Elder Scrolls: Arena
arenaed.txt
Frequently Asked Questions about ArenaEd
atarishw.txt
Advertisement for the 1994 Connecticut Atarifest (May 25, 1994)
auctions.faq
FAQ: Buying Video Games from an Auction, by Doug Jeffreys and Steve Ozdemir (March 1, 1993)
avp.txt
Alien vs. Predator Mini FAQ Version 2.1 by Rey Kanzaki (October 6, 1994)
aw_solve.txt
Walkthrough for Another World by Piston and Skyim (April 15, 1992)
backdoor.txt
Back Doors to Various Games by George Knochel (February 20, 1989)
bak-code.txt
The Betrayal of Krondor Cheat Codes by Steve Amburgey and Jim Clear
bally.jmp
A List of Settable Jumpers for Bally/Stern Games by Dallas Overturf (January 26, 1993)
bass-sol.txt
Complete Walkthrough for "Beneath a Steel Sky" by Mitch Shaw (October 14, 1994)
bc_hints
The Black Crypt Hintbook, Compiled by Deathwish of AFL
beavis.fan
Bowen's Guide to the New Williams Beavis and Butthead Game, by Bowen Kerins
beneth.txt
The Complete Beneath a Steel Sky Walkthrough
blackc.txt
Solution to the Black Cauldron by P. J. Gagnon
bloodnet.txt
Bloodnet: The Quickest Route to Success by Matt Showalter
byrne.txt
Analysis of Grandmaster Robert Byrne vs. DeepThought (February 11, 1990)
cheat.txt
CHEAT: Secret Backdoors and Debug Codes the Programmers Don't Want You to Know About by Mike Zier
cheats.txt
Zenobot's Atari ST Game Cheats Compilation (October 24, 1991)
chichess.src
Chinese Chess Resources by Roleigh Martin (January 9, 1994)
chunli.txt
The Indispensable Chun Li Strategy Guide for the SNES or: How To Beat Level 7 Without Having a Hernia by Richard Lawrence (January 1, 1993)
collisio.txt
An Overview of Collision Detection, by Tom Moertel (July 4, 1994)
design.txt
Some Thoughts on Computer Game Design, by Dave Seah
dwango.txt
DOCUMENTATION: DWANGO v2.0 - The DOOM Wide-Area Network Game Organization! (1994)
etrnchmp.txt
The Eternal Champions FAQ Verison 1.2 by Dave Woodall (April 11, 1994)
evolut~1.txt
Intelligent Behaviour without AI: An Evolutionary Approach, by Neil Kirby (July 24, 1991)
fsb.txt
The Force Sourcebook, for use with the Star Wars Roleplaying Game (1992)
fsm.txt
Modeling Sprite Animation Using Finite State Automata, by Diana Gruber (1995)
ftball1.txt
Chain Letter: The Football Game of Sex (1996)
ftball2.txt
Chain Letter: The Football Game of Sex (1996)
gamble.txt
ADVERTISEMENT: Learn How to Gamble
gameboy.faq
FAQ: Nintendo Gameboy, by Marat Fayzulliun Version 2.0 (April 13, 1994)
gamedev1.txt
Alternative Marketing Methods: Self-publishing via Shareware and Low-Cost Retail by Diana Gruber (1994)
gamegear.faq
FAQ: Sega Game Gear Frequently Asked Questions by Tony Clark (April 21, 1994)
gmj-1.txt
Game Master Journal Issue #01 (1992)
gmj33.txt
Game Master Journal Issue #33
gmj43.txt
Game Master Journal Issue #43
gmj44.txt
Game Master Journal Issue #44
gmj46.d70
Game Master Journal Issue #46
gmj50.d70
Game Master Journal Issue #50
gmj51.d70
Game Master Journal Issue #51 (July 5, 1994)
gmj52.d70
Game Master Journal Issue #52 (July 12, 1994)
goblins2.txt
WALKTHROUGH: Goblins 2
guru1-1.txt
Game Guru Issue #1 (March, 1994)
helpme.doc
DOCUMENTATION: Epic Pinball: Instructions and Troubleshooting Info Version 2.0
lynx.txt
Video Games Rating Report: Atari Lynx, by Eric NG
mm2codes.txt
Day of the Tentacle (Maniac Mansion 2) Manual Protection Patents by Dead Goon & Hoson (June 11, 1993)
mm2hintf.txt
The Maniac Mansion 2 Hint File, by Hoson (June 12, 1993)
mudrepor.txt
Interactive Multi-User Computer Games (The MUD Report) by Dr. Richard Bartle (December, 1990)
nec.txt
Video Games Rating List: NEC, by Eric Ng (April 1, 1992)
nes.txt
Video Game Ratings Report: Nintendo Gameboy, by Eric Ng (April 1, 1992)
optimize.txt
Writing Smaller Games, by Diana Gruber (1995)
pcd_txt.txt
Practical Collision Detection by Johnathon Blow (1997)
pmgoldbr.txt
A Couple Video Game Folklore Stories for Pac-man and Space Invaders Part II
saturn.faq
Frequently Asked Questions about the Sega Saturn Verison 1.15
sega.txt
Video Game Ratings Report: Sega, by Eric Ng (April 1, 1992)
spoil700.nh
The Nethack Spoilers Revision 7.00 by Paul Waterman (1991)
spor
The Sports Page, by Tommy Van Hook (1994)
tilefaq.txt
The Tile-Based Fames FAQ Version 1.2 by Greg Taylor (April 20, 1995)
tw2002.txt
Trade Wars 2002 from Martech Software (Documentation) (1991)
vg-about.txt
About the Video Games Ratings Report, by Eric Ng (March 5, 1992)
vg-lynx.txt
Video Games Rating Report: Lynx, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
vg-nec.txt
Video Game Ratings Report: NEC, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
vg-nes.txt
Video Game Ratings Report: Nintendo, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
vg-sega.txt
Video Game Ratings Report: Sega, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
w7edit.txt
Documentation for a Wizardry 7 Character Editor by Hy Nguyen
war2.txt
Warlords II Frequently Asked Questions List
wb_hint.txt
Hints for Willy Beamish from Sierra On-Line by Rygar
wb_solv.txt
Walkthrough for The Adventures of Willy Beamish by Venger (1991)
wc3-help.txt
Most Common problems with Wing Commander III by Anthony Sommers Version 2.0 (February 1st, 1995)
wc3-miss.txt
The Wing Commander III Mission Tree by Aubrey Chen and Klaus Weidner of TCN
wc3.txt
Wing Commander III FAQ by James Hogan (October 24, 1994)
weakflip
Dealing With Weak Pinball Flippers, by Cameron Silver (July 26, 1993)
web.txt
A Complete Walkthrough for Dreamweb by Zeus of Razor 1911
whirlwin
A Walkthrough for Whirlwind by Jim Hoxsey (1990)
whitewat.qt
A Quick Take of Whitewater, by Kevin Martin
wing.con
Conference with Chris Roberts of Origin (November 26, 1990)
wiz7.txt
FAQ: Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (January 14, 1994)
wmsromre
Williams ROM Revisions from Jonathan N Deitch (February 6, 1995)
wndwalkr.sol
A Solution to Windwalker
wolf3d.txt
Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny Frequently Asked Questions by Adam Williamson Version 4.15 (1994)
worldcup
The Rules to Bally World Cup Soccer v1.0 by Greg Dunlap
worldher.mov
FAQ for World Heroes 2 (February 25, 1993)