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Role-playing games

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:

Kemco, Secret Warriors flyer, circa 1988

 Item — Location Video game flyers, assorted
Identifier: PROMO-FLYERSMISC.KEMCO.1
Abstract

This is a flyer for the unpublished English version of the Famicom role-playing game Sanada Juu Yuushi (真田十勇士), originally released in Japan in 1988.

Dates: Publication: circa 1988

Kingdom Hearts ephemera collection

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2026-007
Dates: 2002–2019

Nathalie Lawhead zine and ephemera collection

 Collection — Box A-001, Folder: 07
Identifier: EPHEMERA-LAWHEAD
Abstract

Nathalie Lawhead is an independent game designer known for titles such as bluesuburbia, Tetrageddon Games, and Everything is going to be OK. Lawhead collected zines and ephemera from independent game events they attended, such as the A MAZE. festival in Berlin.

Dates: Publication: Majority of material found within approx. 2016–2022

Nintendo Retailer Source Book, est. second half 2004, materials dated 2003–2005

 Item — Location Game publisher publicity kits
Identifier: PROMO-KITS.NINTENDO.RETAIL04
Abstract

Product guides, like this one, were sent to video game retailers by Nintendo of America to promote their new and upcoming games and hardware. This binder, which appears to have been printed in 2004, was sent to a Blockbuster video rental store; it contains fact sheets, flyers, and a newsletter for retailers about Nintendo products called NSider Magazine.

Dates: Publication: est. second half 2004; materials dated 2003–2005

Noons rulebook, April 6, 2017

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-LAWHEAD.05
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of zines and ephemera donated to the Video Game History Foundation by Nathalie Lawhead. Lawhead collected these zines from events they attended between roughly 2016–2018.

Dates: Publication: April 6, 2017

On the Internet, Nobody. rulebook, March 31, 2017

 Item
Identifier: EPHEMERA-LAWHEAD.04
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This is a collection of zines and ephemera donated to the Video Game History Foundation by Nathalie Lawhead. Lawhead collected these zines from events they attended between roughly 2016–2018.

Dates: Publication: March 31, 2017

Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom, overdump [.GI file] [restricted], broadcast October 24, 1997

 Item
Identifier: SHORROCK-GAMES.8.24
Scope and Contents

This game build contains blank data padding at the end of the file. Although this is technically an overdump, it contains no unique data and is otherwise identical to the North American retail version of the game.

Dates: Issued: broadcast October 24, 1997

Rogue: The Adventure Game box, 1983

 Item
Identifier: GAMES-002.1
Scope and Contents From the Item:

This is the earliest known physical release of the landmark role-playing game Rogue, published independently by Artificial Intelligence Design Systems and predating its wide release in 1984 by Epyx. At the time of digitization, the game media for this copy of Rogue could not be located but is known to exist; it was likely separated from the game at undetermined point.

Dates: Publication: 1983

Rogue: The Adventure Game, IBM PC version 1.0

 Item — Box Rogue, IBM PC version 1.0
Identifier: GAMES-002
Scope and Contents

This is the earliest known physical release of the landmark role-playing game Rogue, published independently by Artificial Intelligence Design Systems and predating its wide release in 1984 by Epyx. At the time of digitization, the game media for this copy of Rogue could not be located but is known to exist; it was likely separated from the game at undetermined point.

Dates: Publication: 1983

Rogue: The Adventure Game keyboard overlay, 1983

 Item
Identifier: GAMES-002.4
Scope and Contents From the Item:

This is the earliest known physical release of the landmark role-playing game Rogue, published independently by Artificial Intelligence Design Systems and predating its wide release in 1984 by Epyx. At the time of digitization, the game media for this copy of Rogue could not be located but is known to exist; it was likely separated from the game at undetermined point.

Dates: Publication: 1983