# 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 sex) I'd suggest looking for them in the Fun section.

Filename | Size | Description of the Textfile
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 | 24901 | Solution to First Samurai by Doctor Butcher and Fixed by Rygar
a_w_solv.txt | 9398 | Another World Cheat Codes by Pot-Noodle
abbrev.txt | 7129 | The Complete NetHack Acronym and Abbreviation List by Satoshi Asami, Boudewijn Wayers and Adam Dawes
abc.txt | 2255 | The ABCs of Adventuring by Admiral Jota, Dylan O'Donnell, G. Kevin Wilson, and Dan Shiovitz
addres.ses | 3514 | List of Distributors of Arcade Games from Rajesh Nakhwa (October 16, 1992)
aitd2.txt | 17281 | Alone in the Dark II Complete Step by Step Walkthrough v1.0 by Richard Liblanc
aitd3.txt | 14990 | Alone in the Dark 3 Walkthrough written by Darrell Upchurch, David Mitchell and Polly Robinson
alienbr.txt | 10365 | Solution to Alien Breed by Doctor Butcher
alonesol.txt | 4735 | Solution to Alone in the Dark
android.faq | 18095 | FAQ: Epic Pinball's Android Pinball by Normal G. Sippel Verison 1.12 (May 15, 1994)
arcade.cht | 159463 | The Definitive Arcade Video Game Cheat Sheet (April 28, 1992)
arcade_c.hea | 159464 | The Definitive Arcade Game Cheat Sheet (April 28, 1992)
arcana.txt | 23423 | Arcana Arcanorum: The Card-Playing Oracle, by The Prophet Aloysius
arenadoc.asc | 13009 | How to Play The Elder Scrolls: Arena
arenaed.txt | 23865 | Frequently Asked Questions about ArenaEd
atarishw.txt | 4105 | Advertisement for the 1994 Connecticut Atarifest (May 25, 1994)
auctions.faq | 18335 | FAQ: Buying Video Games from an Auction, by Doug Jeffreys and Steve Ozdemir (March 1, 1993)
avp.txt | 33090 | Alien vs. Predator Mini FAQ Version 2.1 by Rey Kanzaki (October 6, 1994)
aw_solve.txt | 11546 | Walkthrough for Another World by Piston and Skyim (April 15, 1992)
backdoor.txt | 11822 | Back Doors to Various Games by George Knochel (February 20, 1989)
bak-code.txt | 4649 | The Betrayal of Krondor Cheat Codes by Steve Amburgey and Jim Clear
bally.jmp | 13742 | A List of Settable Jumpers for Bally/Stern Games by Dallas Overturf (January 26, 1993)
bass-sol.txt | 14859 | Complete Walkthrough for "Beneath a Steel Sky" by Mitch Shaw (October 14, 1994)
bc_hints | 4934 | The Black Crypt Hintbook, Compiled by Deathwish of AFL
beavis.fan | 7040 | Bowen's Guide to the New Williams Beavis and Butthead Game, by Bowen Kerins
beneth.txt | 10476 | The Complete Beneath a Steel Sky Walkthrough
blackc.txt | 5212 | Solution to the Black Cauldron by P. J. Gagnon
bloodnet.txt | 5387 | Bloodnet: The Quickest Route to Success by Matt Showalter
byrne.txt | 19227 | Analysis of Grandmaster Robert Byrne vs. DeepThought (February 11, 1990)
cheat.txt | 2008 | CHEAT: Secret Backdoors and Debug Codes the Programmers Don't Want You to Know About by Mike Zier
cheats.txt | 85079 | Zenobot's Atari ST Game Cheats Compilation (October 24, 1991)
chichess.src | 2985 | Chinese Chess Resources by Roleigh Martin (January 9, 1994)
chunli.txt | 38815 | 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 | 19318 | An Overview of Collision Detection, by Tom Moertel (July 4, 1994)
design.txt | 18792 | Some Thoughts on Computer Game Design, by Dave Seah
dwango.txt | 10623 | DOCUMENTATION: DWANGO v2.0 - The DOOM Wide-Area Network Game Organization! (1994)
etrnchmp.txt | 101712 | The Eternal Champions FAQ Verison 1.2 by Dave Woodall (April 11, 1994)
evolut~1.txt | 23406 | Intelligent Behaviour without AI: An Evolutionary Approach, by Neil Kirby (July 24, 1991)
fsb.txt | 18433 | The Force Sourcebook, for use with the Star Wars Roleplaying Game (1992)
fsm.txt | 11338 | Modeling Sprite Animation Using Finite State Automata, by Diana Gruber (1995)
ftball1.txt | 12208 | Chain Letter: The Football Game of Sex (1996)
ftball2.txt | 12592 | Chain Letter: The Football Game of Sex (1996)
gamble.txt | 2765 | ADVERTISEMENT: Learn How to Gamble
gameboy.faq | 31804 | FAQ: Nintendo Gameboy, by Marat Fayzulliun Version 2.0 (April 13, 1994)
gamedev1.txt | 15188 | Alternative Marketing Methods: Self-publishing via Shareware and Low-Cost Retail by Diana Gruber (1994)
gamegear.faq | 101592 | FAQ: Sega Game Gear Frequently Asked Questions by Tony Clark (April 21, 1994)
gmj-1.txt | 50176 | Game Master Journal Issue #01 (1992)
gmj33.txt | 65220 | Game Master Journal Issue #33
gmj43.txt | 24607 | Game Master Journal Issue #43
gmj44.txt | 24132 | Game Master Journal Issue #44
gmj46.d70 | 37649 | Game Master Journal Issue #46
gmj50.d70 | 56985 | Game Master Journal Issue #50
gmj51.d70 | 59037 | Game Master Journal Issue #51 (July 5, 1994)
gmj52.d70 | 51384 | Game Master Journal Issue #52 (July 12, 1994)
goblins2.txt | 19255 | WALKTHROUGH: Goblins 2
guru1-1.txt | 81953 | Game Guru Issue #1 (March, 1994)
helpme.doc | 8977 | DOCUMENTATION: Epic Pinball: Instructions and Troubleshooting Info Version 2.0
lynx.txt | 2900 | Video Games Rating Report: Atari Lynx, by Eric NG
mm2codes.txt | 6691 | Day of the Tentacle (Maniac Mansion 2) Manual Protection Patents by Dead Goon & Hoson (June 11, 1993)
mm2hintf.txt | 16767 | The Maniac Mansion 2 Hint File, by Hoson (June 12, 1993)
mudrepor.txt | 364408 | Interactive Multi-User Computer Games (The MUD Report) by Dr. Richard Bartle (December, 1990)
nec.txt | 5251 | Video Games Rating List: NEC, by Eric Ng (April 1, 1992)
nes.txt | 8391 | Video Game Ratings Report: Nintendo Gameboy, by Eric Ng (April 1, 1992)
optimize.txt | 11234 | Writing Smaller Games, by Diana Gruber (1995)
pcd_txt.txt | 31751 | Practical Collision Detection by Johnathon Blow (1997)
pmgoldbr.txt | 1989 | A Couple Video Game Folklore Stories for Pac-man and Space Invaders Part II
saturn.faq | 18094 | Frequently Asked Questions about the Sega Saturn Verison 1.15
sega.txt | 8779 | Video Game Ratings Report: Sega, by Eric Ng (April 1, 1992)
spoil700.nh | 309861 | The Nethack Spoilers Revision 7.00 by Paul Waterman (1991)
spor | 4096 | The Sports Page, by Tommy Van Hook (1994)
tilefaq.txt | 34138 | The Tile-Based Fames FAQ Version 1.2 by Greg Taylor (April 20, 1995)
tw2002.txt | 68141 | Trade Wars 2002 from Martech Software (Documentation) (1991)
vg-about.txt | 3250 | About the Video Games Ratings Report, by Eric Ng (March 5, 1992)
vg-lynx.txt | 2939 | Video Games Rating Report: Lynx, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
vg-nec.txt | 5066 | Video Game Ratings Report: NEC, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
vg-nes.txt | 8161 | Video Game Ratings Report: Nintendo, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
vg-sega.txt | 8497 | Video Game Ratings Report: Sega, by Eric Ng (March 4, 1992)
w7edit.txt | 3898 | Documentation for a Wizardry 7 Character Editor by Hy Nguyen
war2.txt | 2582 | Warlords II Frequently Asked Questions List
wb_hint.txt | 18393 | Hints for Willy Beamish from Sierra On-Line by Rygar
wb_solv.txt | 50819 | Walkthrough for The Adventures of Willy Beamish by Venger (1991)
wc3-help.txt | 38129 | Most Common problems with Wing Commander III by Anthony Sommers Version 2.0 (February 1st, 1995)
wc3-miss.txt | 18049 | The Wing Commander III Mission Tree by Aubrey Chen and Klaus Weidner of TCN
wc3.txt | 87272 | Wing Commander III FAQ by James Hogan (October 24, 1994)
weakflip | 1550 | Dealing With Weak Pinball Flippers, by Cameron Silver (July 26, 1993)
web.txt | 10770 | A Complete Walkthrough for Dreamweb by Zeus of Razor 1911
whirlwin | 15232 | A Walkthrough for Whirlwind by Jim Hoxsey (1990)
whitewat.qt | 6477 | A Quick Take of Whitewater, by Kevin Martin
wing.con | 22857 | Conference with Chris Roberts of Origin (November 26, 1990)
wiz7.txt | 49316 | FAQ: Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (January 14, 1994)
wmsromre | 2736 | Williams ROM Revisions from Jonathan N Deitch (February 6, 1995)
wndwalkr.sol | 11965 | A Solution to Windwalker
wolf3d.txt | 119212 | Wolfenstein 3D and Spear of Destiny Frequently Asked Questions by Adam Williamson Version 4.15 (1994)
worldcup | 16062 | The Rules to Bally World Cup Soccer v1.0 by Greg Dunlap
worldher.mov | 15733 | FAQ for World Heroes 2 (February 25, 1993)

There are 95 files for a total of 3,055,800 bytes.
There are 6 directories.