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Welcome to the WikiProject Video games Reference Library, a directory for sources to use when editing articles about video games. This library provides specialty guidance for print materials, defunct websites, and other sources that are offline, inaccessible, or otherwise difficult to find through traditional search engine methods.

What are you looking for?

• Live websites: WP:VG Google search engine
• Defunct or reorganized websites: WP:VG/RL/Online website archive
• Gaming magazines and books: #Print sources
• Academic journals, trade publications, and newspapers: The Wikipedia Library
• Television programs: #Television.
• Sales charts: WP:VG/RL/Sales charts
• Search for topics here in the Reference Library. If a topic is mentioned somewhere in this Reference Library, this search will bring up those pages.

• Can't find what you're looking for? Place a request. For video game-oriented requests, place requests at WT:VG. You can also place requests for a general audience at WP:REREQ.

How to contribute

• Anyone can edit this page (or subpages) to improve the reference library. You do not need permission.
• If you have print sources to share, you can list yourself as a contact for those materials so editors may contact you with requests. It helps to list out the games and topics discussed in the source as well. To donate materials, consider sending to the Video Game History Foundation.

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Online sources

Live

• WP:VG Google search engine – Curated search engine that provides results from reliable sources. For more information, see WP:VG/SE.

Defunct

• WP:VG/RL Online website archive – Archival links for websites that are now defunct, or those that received major renovations or purged much of their old material.
• WP:VG/RL Online print archive – Many print video game magazines used to host their printed articles and reviews on the internet, but have since removed them. This page lists archival links for when they had these articles available.

Print sources

Online collections

• Internet Archive
  • Collections for browsing: Videogame and Computer Game Magazines, Game and Gamer Magazines, Computer Magazines
  • By doing a Google search with site:archive.org/stream, you can search the text contents of scanned magazines (note: OCR is not perfect and typos frequently appear)
• Retro CDN (30,000 files)
  • Sega Retro: Database of games published for Sega consoles with links to relevant Retro CDN scans. (See also: Sonic Retro)
  • NEC Retro: Database of games published for NEC consoles with links to relevant Retro CDN scans.
• OldGameMags (11,000 files) One-time donation of $20 USD gives lifetime access (instructions)
• Retromags (4,000 files)

Subject-specific

• 8-Bit Software: 8-bit Acorn computers
• Abandonware Magazines: French-language scans
• Amiga Magazine Rack: Amiga
• Kultboy: German-language scans
• Nintendo64Ever: Nintendo 64
• Planet Virtual Boy: Virtual Boy
• SMS Power!: Early Sega consoles (Master System, Game Gear, etc.)

Magazines

Publication	Subject	Country	Years	Availability
3DO Magazine	3DO	United Kingdom	1994 – ?	OGM IA
64 Extreme	Nintendo 64	United Kingdom	1997 – 1998	IA N64Ever
64 Magazine	Nintendo 64	United Kingdom	1997 – 2001	IA N64Ever OGM
80 Micro	TRS-80	United States	1980 – 1988	RL IA (1) IA (2) Review guide Table of contents for all issues
80-U.S.	TRS‑80	United States	1978 – 1984	RL IA
Advanced Computer Entertainment (ACE)	Video games	United Kingdom	1987 – 1992	RL IA
Acorn User	Acorn computers	United Kingdom	1987 – 2003	RL IA 8BS Index of articles
Ahoy!	Commodore	United States	1984 – 1989	RL IA Issues and disks
Amiga Computing	Amiga	United Kingdom	1988 – 1997	RL IA AMR
Amiga Power	Amiga	United States	1991 – 1996	RL
ANALOG Computing	Atari 8-bit family	United States	1981 – 1989	RL IA
Antic	Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST	United States	1982 – 1990	RL IA
Ares	Wargaming	United States	1980 – 1984	RL IA
Arcadia	Arcade games	Japan	1999 – 2015	OGM RCDN
Atari Age	Atari brand	United States	1982 – 1984	RL
Australian Personal Computer (APC)	Computing	Australia	1980 – present	RL
BugBug	Adult video games	Japan	1992 – present	Chinese Wikipedia
Byte	Computing	United States	1975 – 1998	RL IA
CD-Action	Video games	Poland	1996 – present	Polish Wikipedia
CDi	CDi	United Kingdom	1994 – ?	OGM IA
Creative Computing	Computing	United States	1974 – 1985	RL IA
Commodore Microcomputers aka Commodore Interface, Commodore, Commodore Microcomputer	Commodore	United States	1980 – 1986	RL IA
Commodore Power/Play	Commodore	United States	1982 – 1986	RL IA
Commodore User aka CU	Commodore	United Kingdom	1983 – 1990	RL
Comp Ace	Bishoujo games	Japan	2005 – present	WP:A&M magazines
Comptiq	Computer games	Japan	1983 – present	WP:A&M magazines
Compute!	Computing	United States	1979 – 1994	RL
Compute!'s Gazette	Commodore	United States	1983 – 1995	RL
Computer and Video Games	Video games	United Kingdom	1981 – 2004	RL
Computer Entertainer	Video games	United States	1982 – 1990	RL IA
Computer Gamer	Computer games	United Kingdom	1985 – 1987	RL IA
Computer Games Magazine aka Computer Games Strategy Plus, Strategy Plus	Video games	United States	1988 – 2007	RL
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Computer games	United States	1981 – 2006	RL
Computers & Electronics	Computing	United States	1982 – 1985	RL
Computerworld	Computing	United States	1967 – 2014	IA
Console	Video games	Russia	2005 – ?	Russian Wikipedia
Consoles +	Video games	France	1991 – 2012	RCDN
Crash	ZX Spectrum	United Kingdom	1984 – 1992	RL some issues
CU Amiga	Amiga	United Kingdom	1990 – 1998	RL
Cube	GameCube	United Kingdom	?	OGM
DC-UK	Dreamcast	United Kingdom	1999 – 2001	RL
Dengeki Hime	Adult visual novels	Japan	1997 – 2014	Chinese Wikipedia
Dengeki PlayStation	PlayStation	Japan	1994 – 2020	RL OGM
Dragon	Dungeons & Dragons	United States	1994 – 2007	RL Issue index
Edge	Video games	United Kingdom	1993 – present	RL IA
Electronic Fun with Computers & Games	Video games	United States	1982 – 1984	RL IA
Electronic Games aka Computer Entertainment, Fusion, Intelligent Gamer	Video games	United States	1981 – 1985, 1992 – 1997	RL IA ('81–'85) Additional issues can be found on IA by searching
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Video games	United States	1989 – present	RL
Family Computing	Computing	United States	1983 – 2001	RL IA
Famitsu	Video games	Japan	1986 – present	RL OGM
G's Festival!	Bishoujo games	Japan	2004 – 2010	WP:A&M
G's Festival! Deluxe	Bishoujo games	Japan	2007 – 2010	WP:A&M
G's Magazine	Bishoujo games	Japan	1992 – present	WP:A&M
Game Developer	Game development	United States	1994 – 2013	Complete archives
Game Hihyō aka Game Criticism	Video games	Japan	1994 – 2006	IA (1) IA (2)
Game Informer	Video games	United States	1991 – present	RL
Game Machine	Amusement arcades	Japan	1974 – 2002	Official PDF archives
Game World Navigator	Computer games	Russia	1997 – present	Russian Wikipedia IA
GameRoom Magazine	Amusement arcades	United States	1989 – 2016	OGM
Games	General gaming	United States	1977 – present	RL
Games International	General gaming	United States	1988 – present	RL
The Games Machine	Video games	United Kingdom	1987 – 1990	RL
GamesMaster	Video games	United Kingdom	1993 – 2018	OGM
Gamest	Arcade	Japan	1986 – 1999	IA Index (Japanese) Index (English)
GamesTM	Video games	United Kingdom	2002 – 2018	RL
Games-X	Video games	United Kingdom	1991 – 1992	IA
Game.EXE	Video games	Russia	1995 – 2006	RL Russian Wikipedia
GameFan aka Diehard GameFan	Video games	United States	1992 – 2000	RL
GameLive PC	Computer games	Spain	2000 – 2004	RL IA
GamePro	Video games	United States	1989 – 2011	RL
Game Champ	Video games	Korea	1992 – 1998	IA
Game Players aka Game Player's, Ultra Game Players, Game Buyer	Video games	United States	1989 – 1998	RCDN
Game Power	Video games	Korea	1998 – 2000	IA
GB Action	Game Boy	United Kingdom	1992 – ?	OGM
GBX aka Game Boy Xtreme	Game Boy	United Kingdom	2001 – ?	RL OGM
GM	Role-playing games	United Kingdom	1988 – 1990	RL
Happy Computer		Germany		RL
Hyper	Video games	Australia	1993 – 2019	RL OGM
Igromania	Video games	Russia	1997 – 2018	RL
Imagine	Dungeons and Dragons	United Kingdom	1983 – 1985	RL IA
InCider	Apple II	United States	1983 – ?	RL IA
incite		United States		RL
.info aka INFO, INFO=64	Commodore, Amiga	United States	1983 – 1992	RL IA
InfoWorld	Computing	United States	1978 – 2007	RL IA
Joypad	Video games	France	1991 – 2011	RCDN
Leisure Line	Arcade games	Australia	1990 – ?	OGM
Level	Video games	Czech Rep.	1995 – present	RL
M! Games originally MAN!AC	Video games	Germany	1993 – present	IA Kultboy
Maximum PC aka boot	Computing	United States	1996 – present	RL
Mega	Mega Drive	United Kingdom	1992 – 1995	RL
Megami Magazine	Bishoujo games	Japan	1999 – present	WP:A&M
Megastore		Japan		Chinese Wikipedia
Micom BASIC Magazine	Computing	Japan	1982 – 2003	IA Index
N64 Gamer	Nintendo 64	Australia	?	OGM
N64 Magazine	Nintendo 64	United Kingdom	1997 – 2001	IA N64Ever OGM
N64 Pro aka Nintendo Pro	Nintendo 64	United Kingdom	1997 – 2000	IA N64Ever
N-Force	Nintendo	United Kingdom	1992 – 1993	RL IA
Namco Community Magazine NG	Namco brand	Japan	1983 – 1993	IA
Neo	Japanese entertainment	Japan	2004 – present	WP:A&M
Neo Geo Freak	Neo Geo	Japan	1995 – 2000	IA RCDN
Newtype	Anime culture	Japan	1985 – present	WP:A&M
Next Generation	Video games	United States	1995 – 2002	RL
NGC	GameCube	United Kingdom	?	OGM
Nintendo Force aka NF	Nintendo	United States	2013 – present	RL
Nintendo Magazine System (AUS)	Nintendo	Australia	1993 – ?	OGM
Nintendo Magazine System (UK)	Nintendo	United Kingdom	?	OGM
Nintendo Player aka Les Jeux Nintendo par Player, Ultra Player, N64 Player, 64 Player	Nintendo	France	1991 – 1999	AM (1) AM (2)
Nintendo Power	Nintendo	United States	1988 – 2012	RL
Official Dreamcast Magazine (US)	Dreamcast	United States	1999 – 2001	RL
Official PlayStation Magazine (US)	PlayStation	United States	1997 – 2007	RL
Official PlayStation Magazine (AUS)	PlayStation	Australia		OGM
Official UK PlayStation Magazine	PlayStation	United Kingdom	1995 – 2004	RL OGM
Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine	PlayStation 2	United Kingdom	2000 – 2008	RL OGM
Official Nintendo Magazine	Nintendo	United Kingdom	2006 – 2014	RL
Official Xbox Magazine aka OXM	Xbox	US, UK	2001 – 2020	RL OXM online Official PDF archives OGM
Otaku USA	Otaku culture	United States	2007 – present	WP:A&M
Page 6 aka Page 6 Atari User, New Atari User	Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST	United Kingdom	1982 – 1998	RL IA Page6.org
PC Engine Fan	PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16	Japan	?	RCDN OGM
PC Format	Computing	United Kingdom	1991 – 2015	RL
PC Gamer (UK)	Computer games	United Kingdom	1993 – present	RL
PC Gamer (US)	Computer games	United States	1994 – present	RL
PC Games		Russia		Russian Wikipedia
PC Gaming World	Computer games	United Kingdom	?	RL
PC Magazine (PCMag)	Computing	United States	1982 – 2009	RL IA
PC PowerPlay	Computer games	Australia	1996 – present	RL
PC World	Computing	United States	1983 – 2013	RL IA
PC Zone	Computer games	United Kingdom	1993 – 2010	RL IA
Personal Computer World	Computing	United Kingdom	1978 – 2009	RL IA
PiQ	Pop culture	United States	2008	WP:A&M
Play (UK)	PlayStation	United Kingdom	1995 – 2016, 2021 – present	RL OGM
Play Meter	Arcades	United States	1974 – 2018	OGM
Play Time	Video games	Germany	1991 – 1995	RL
Power Play	Video games	Germany	1987 – 2000	RL Kultboy
Player One	Video games	France	1990 – 2000	RCDN
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK	PlayStation	United Kingdom	2006 – 2021	OGM
Power Unlimited	Video games	Netherlands	1993 – present	RL
PRO Igry		Russia	?	Russian Wikipedia
RetroManiac	Retro games	Spain	2010 – 2018	IA Official PDF archives
Retro Gamer	Retro games	United Kingdom	2004 – present	RL Index OGM
ReVival	Retro games	France	1997 – ?	AM Review Index
Score		Czech Rep.		RL
Sega Force	Sega	United Kingdom	1992 – 1993	RL
Sega Force Mega	Sega	United Kingdom	1993 – 1994	RL
Sega Master Force	Sega	United Kingdom	1993	RL
Sega Power aka S: The Sega Magazine	Sega	United Kingdom	1989 – 1997	RL
SNES Force	Nintendo	United Kingdom	1993 – 1994	RL IA
Softalk	Apple II	United States	1980 – 1984	RL IA Review Index Part 1 Review Index Part 2
Softline	Apple II	United States	1980 – 1984	RL IA
SoftSide	Computer programming	United States	1978 – 1984	RL IA
The Space Gamer	General gaming	United States	1975 – 1985	RL
Spelu Pasaule		Latvia		RL
Strana Igr	Video games	Russia	1996 – 2013	RL Russian Wikipedia
Superjuegos	Video games	Spain	1995 – 2009	DV PRES IA
Super Action	Super NES	United Kingdom	1992 – 1994	IA
Super Control	Super NES	United Kingdom	1993 – 1994	IA
Super Play	Super NES	United Kingdom	1992 – 1996	RL
Super Power	Nintendo	France	1991 – 1997	AM
Super Pro	Super NES	United Kingdom	1992 – 1994	RL
Tech Gian	Adult video games	Japan	?	OGM
Technopolis	Computing	Japan	1982 – 1994	IA Index for '82 - '85 issues
Telematch	General gaming	Germany	1983 - 1985	RL Kultboy Kultpower
The One	Computer games	United Kingdom	1988 – 1996	RL IA AMR
The Rainbow	TRS-80	United States	1981 – 1993	RL IA
Tips & Tricks	Cheats, strategy	United States	1995 – 2007	RL
Total Control	Video games	United Kingdom	1998 – 1999	RL
Total PC Gaming	Computer games	United Kingdom	2007 – 2010	RL
Total!	Nintendo	United Kingdom	1992 – 1996	RL
Última Generación	Video games	Spain	1995 – 1996	DV PRES IA
Velikij Drakon originally VideoAce Dendy	Video games	Russia	1993 – 2004	RL
VideoGames & Computer Entertainment aka VideoGames - The Ultimate Gaming Magazine	Video games	United States	1988 – 1996	RL
Videogaming Illustrated	Video games	United States	1982 – 1984	RL IA
White Dwarf	Games Workshop	United Kingdom	1977 – present	RL IA
Xbox Nation (XBN)	Xbox	United States	2002 – 2005	RL
XS Magazine		Russia		Russian Wikipedia
Your Sinclair	Sinclair computers	United Kingdom	1986 – 1993	RL
Your Spectrum	ZX Spectrum	United Kingdom	1984 – 1985	RL IA
Zzap!64	Commodore	United Kingdom	1985 – 1992	RL IA Selected articles and reviews

Strategy guides

Brand	Availability
BradyGames	RL
Nintendo Player's Guide	RL
Prima Games	RL
Versus Books	RL
Miscellaneous	RL

Books / other

• See list

Television

Program	Subject	Country	Years	Availability
Bits	Computer game reviews	United Kingdom	1999 – 2001	YouTube playlist
The Electric Playground	News, reviews, features	Canada	1997 – 2015	EPN on YouTube has playlists for several early seasons
GamePro TV	News, reviews, features	United States	1991 – 1992, 1996	YouTube playlist
GamesMaster	Game show with some reviews	United Kingdom	1992 – 1998	YouTube playlist
Good Game	News, reviews, features	Australia	2006 – 2016	ABCTVGamer on YouTube has playlists for all seasons. Also available here is a detailed list of episodes with games mentioned
High Score	Documentaries	United States	2020	Available on Netflix
How Videogames Changed the World	Documentary	United States	2013	One-off television special. Available on YouTube
Icons	Documentaries	United States	2002 – 2007	The Wikipedia article lists each episode and subject. Several playlists exist on YouTube: [1] [2] [3]
Thumb Bandits	Reviews	United Kingdom	2001 – 2002	YouTube playlist
Xplay	Reviews	United States	1998 – 2022	There are several episode playlists on YouTube: [4] [5]

Miscellaneous resources

Cover art and screenshots

• Arcade Flyer Archive at the International Arcade Museum. Flyers for arcade and pinball machines suitable for non-free cover art on respective articles.
• BBC Micro screenshots
• Moby Games and Hardcore Gaming 101 provide screenshots in native resolution format

On Wikipedia

• WP:LIBRARY: Ideal for academic journals and some news articles
• "Video Games" at WikiProject Resource Exchange
• WP:VG/RL "Top video games lists": Searchable index of "Top XXXX" and "Best ever" video game lists.
• WP:VG/RL Sales charts
• User:84user/Sources#Sources for MUDs: Short list of academic and book sources related to MUDs

Other

• Online Books Page includes a number of links to video game-related books available free online. See subjects: Computer Games, Video Games
• Spectrum Computing: ZX Spectrum game database with links to scans of specific magazine pages where the games are reviewed, advertised or even mentioned, allowing easy finding of print sources.
• Nintendo release date lists - Contains release dates and licensees for six of Nintendo's consoles from NES to GBC.
• RPGDot developer interview archive
• GameZone PC developer interview archive 2001-2009