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Article #5545* FAQ of Game FAQs * v1.2 *
From: charles... Charles Gregory
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 00:00
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CONTENTS
[1] Intro
[1.1] About the FAQ
[1.1.1] What about the GamesDomain?
[1.2] Getting the FAQ
[2] the Lists
[2.1] List of game FAQs
[2.2] List of game-related FAQs
[3] Conclusion
[3.1] Revision history
[3.2] Contacting the author
[3.3] Contributors
[3.4] Extremely important legal documentation
[1] INTRO
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[1.1] About the FAQ
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Well, the title says it all! This document is (or attempts to be) a list
of all known Frequently Asked Question lists about all known PC games. Of
course, it will never be perfectly complete as FAQs are updated very often,
but that's the fun of it!
You may think the list is very small at the moment; _you_ can help fix that.
If you write a FAQ, or know of a FAQ that should be on this list, contact
me (see section 3.2) and watch out for your name in a future version.
[1.1.1] What about the GamesDomain?
-----------------------------------
What about it <g>? Yes, I know it exists, but the FAQ of game FAQs is
very different to the GamesDomain. The GamesDomain is a www site, which
does carry a list of FAQs (and the FAQs themselves) as a small part of the
services it offers to gamesplayers, whereas the FAQ of game FAQs is just
a text file. There's a small difference. By all means, if you have access
to the glorious world wide web, go visit the games domain at
http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/GamesDomain, but you'll find there are some users
who would just like a simple text based reference. Those users are the
target audience of this FAQ.
[1.2] Getting the FAQ
---------------------
Unlike most internet users (notice the lack of a surfing reference),
I have very limited access, so I can't distribute the FAQ as widely as I
would like to. You can get the FAQ through the following channels:
INTERNET
email: Mail me at <si...@tdb.vision.net.au>
news: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.{action,adventure,announce,flight-sim,misc,
| rpg,strategic} *
ftp: wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/pub/djh/faqs (Dave / Gamesdomain)
ftp.doit.com/pub/ned/faqs/FaqofFaqs.txt (Ned Bryant / Netcom)
www: http://www.et.ee/spoiler/FAQ.of.the.GAME.FAQs/ (Veikko Danilas)
http://www.nuke.com, "Computer Entertainment" (Kevin Perry / CGR)
http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/GamesDomain (Dave / Gamesdomain)
| http://www.fashtas.co.za/fashtas/gfaqfaq.htm ** (Chris Schirlinger)
| * Some people have asked why I post mulitple copies of the FAQ,
| instead of cross-posting. My net access is very limited and my
| software doesn't allow this facility. When the FAQ starts getting
| a bit larger I will reconsider my posting method.
| ** Both text and html versions.
FIDONET
netmail: Mail me at 3:670/301
echos: I post new versions in the ZONE3_GAMES echo. Sorry to all those
non-Australasian fido users. Maybe an internet-fidonet user in the
other zones could post there for me? :)
files: The latest copy is always available on Tassie Databank,
+61-03-449762 (or 003-449762 from within Australia)
[2] THE LISTS
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[2.1] The list of game FAQs
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| Abuse FAQ v0.2.0 - Mike Perry
| mail://mj-p...@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu
| Australian Air Warrior FAQ v1.1 - Adam Eberbach
| mail://ad...@arcadia.cs.rmit.edu.au
| The Arena Scrolls: Daggerfall FAQ v.0.85 - Dave Humphrey, Andrew Frankling
| and Michael Bodenhoff.
| mail://ado...@spirit.com.au
| http://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk/GamesDomain/faqs/dagerfal.html
| Civilisation FAQ (17/7/95) - Dave Stanworth
| mail://d...@gamesdom.demon.co.uk
| ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs/civilization.faq
| http://wcl-rs.bham.ac.uk/GamesDomain
Command & Conquer FAQ v1.1 (12/6/95) - Westwood Studios
mail://virtu...@westwood.com
ftp://ftp.westwood.com
http://www.westwood.com
| Commander Keen FAQ v0.3 - Bill Amon
mail://wa...@mbunix.mitre.org
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk/pub/djh/faqs/commander.keen.faq
Dark Forces FAQlist v2.30 - Karsten A. Loepelmann
ftp://ftp.wpi.edu/starwars/Computer_Games/Dark_Forces/df-faq
http://gpu.srv.ualberta.ca/~kloepel/df.html
Official Descent FAQ v1.281 (21/7/95) - John D. DeCuir
mail://decu...@primenet.com
http://www.primenet.com/~decuirjd/descent.faq
| Discworld Game FAQ v1.35 - Chris McMullen
mail://sccm...@ucsalf.ac.uk
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
'Official' Doom FAQ v6.666 (10/12/94) - Hank Leukart
mail://ap...@cleveland.freenet.edu (Subject: "Doom FAQ Request")
| ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/faqs/dmfaq66.zip
http://www.portal.com/~hleukart
Duke Nukem 3D FAQ v0.3 - Zeuxis
mail://zeu...@wwa.com
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs/Duke-Nukem-3D.faq
http://www.sashima.wwa.com/~zeuxis/dukenukem3d.faq
Epic Pinball's Android Pinball FAQ v2.00 - Norman G. Sippel
mail://ngsi...@miavx2.ham.muohio.edu
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
FX Fighter FAQ v1.1.1 (18/7/95) - Mitch Lacey & Robert Burnett
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
The Heretic FAQ v1.0 - Tom Laufert
mail://lau...@ix.netcom.com
ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/faqs/hticfaq1.zip
http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~mapleson/doom/hticfaq.html
The Horde, the Unofficial FAQ v0.9 - Arthur Eisenberg
mail://Art...@ix.netcom.com
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
Magic Carpet FAQ - Rob Jellinghaus
mail://ro...@netcom.com
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
Master of Magic FAQ and Strategy Guide v1.02 - Dave Chaloux
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
Unofficial Mechwarrior II Pre-release FAQ v1.3 (18/7/95) - Will Day
mail://wil...@rom.oit.gatech.edu
http://rom.oit.gatech.edu/~willday/mw2/
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
Mortal Kombat II FAQ r16 (23/2/94) - ?
mail://mus...@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Subject "Send mk2")
ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/vidgames/faqs/
Mortal Kombat III Final Chapter FAQ v3.83, (20/6/95) - Patrick McCarron
mail://75611...@compuserve.com
mail://Doom...@aol.com
ftp://mv.com/pub/users/mk/faqs/
http://198.49.168.5/~mkruse/mk3/mk3.html
NBA Live '95 unofficial collection of FAQs v1.01B (27/6/95) - Yaron Karasik
mail://ka...@ccsg.tau.ac.il
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
One Must Fall 2097 FAQ list v2.2 (8/12/94) - David J Warner and Po Chan
mail://ch...@acf2.nyu.edu
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
| Primal Rage 2.3 FAQ v2.1
| mail://vctr1...@aol.com
| ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/vidgames/faqs/
Privateer FAQ v?.?? (2/6/94) - Robert Lordier
mail://ddm...@dcsc.dla.mil
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
| Quake Mini-FAQ (21/8/95) - Joost Schuur
| ftp://ftp.mantis.co.uk/pub/doom/periodic/q_mini_faq
| http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/games/quake/
Rise of the Triad FAQ v2.0 - Rylan Hilman
mail://rhi...@oasis.rain.com
ftp://ftp.uml.edu/msdos/games/apogee/faq/rott.faq
Terminal Velocity FAQ v1.0 (6/6/95) - Adam Williamson
mail://ad...@scss.demon.co.uk
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk:/pub/djh/faqs
| Tie Fighter Guide/FAQ - Cam Burgess
| mail://s93...@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au
| http://minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au/~s933464/tie_cont.html
Ultima 8: Pagan FAQ - v1.2 (8/5/94) - Jeff Abramson
mail://jab...@ichips.intel.com
ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/msdos/games/romulus/hints/u8faq.txt
Wing Commander III FAQ - v2.00 (21/06/94) - James Hogan
mail://nets...@midnight.com.au (Msg body: "GET FAQ/WC3")
ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/pub/msdos_uploads/game_faq/
Wolfenstein 3D FAQ v4.17 - Adam Williamson
mail://ad...@scss.demon.co.uk
ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk/pub/djh/faqs/Wolfenstein-3D.faq
[2.2] The list of game-related FAQs
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| 3D Realms FAQ - Samuel Stoddard
| mail://s...@christa.unh.edu
| http://pubpages.unh.edu/~ss1/3drealmsfaq.html
| ftp://wcl-l.bham.ac.uk/pub/djh/faqs/3DRealms.faq
The 'Offical' Apogee FAQ v5.0 (1/9/95) - Samuel Stoddard
mail://s...@christa.unh.edu
ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/games/Apogee/apogee41.faq
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~ss1/apogeefaq.html
| DOOM: Other 3D Action Games (yy/mm/dd) - Frans P. de Vries
| ftp://ftp.mantis.co.uk/pub/doom/periodic/Other3D
DOOM: Rec.Games.Computer.Doom FAQ (yy/mm/dd) - Frans P. de Vries
ftp://ftp.mantis.co.uk/pub/doom/periodic/RGCD_FAQ
http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~mapleson/doom/rgcdfaq.html
FX Fighter Big Mini-FAQ v1.21 - C/- Jase Chong
http://www.uwa.edu.au/student/jlchong/fxf/fxf.html
The 'Semi-Official' Interplay RPG FAQ (1/5/95) - Chris Taylor
mail://ana...@netcom.com
ftp://ftp.netcom.com://pub/an/anarchy/ipfaq.txt
| Primal Rage PC CD-ROM FAQ v1.1
| mail://er...@imap1.asu.edu
Quaketalk '95 Build 363 - Joost Schuur
| ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/idgames/docs/faqs/qtalk363.txt
http://doomgate.cs.buffalo.edu/games/quake/quaketalk.html
| Windows 95 Game Guide - James Wilson
| mail://73651...@compuserve.com
[3] CONCLUSION
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[3.1] Revision History
----------------------
18/7/95 v1.0 - First release.
Contains 24 game FAQs and 4 related FAQs.
22/8/95 v1.1 - Contains 24 game FAQs and 5 related FAQs.
Many updates from Dave (of Gamesdomain) and Frans P de Vries.
12/9/95 v1.2 - Contains 32 game FAQs and 8 related FAQs. More updates and
help from Frans P de Vries.
[3.2] Contacting the author
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Email: si...@tdb.vision.net.au
Netmail: Charles Gregory @ 3:670/301
Snailmail: 22 Charlton St, Launceston Tas 7250, Australia.
[3.3] Contributors
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I would like to thank (in order of appearance):
ne...@doit.com (Ned Bryant) - putting the FAQ on your ftp site.
ve...@et.ee (Veikko Danilas) - putting the FAQ on your www site.
c...@mcs.com (Kevin Perry) - putting the FAQ on your www site.
d...@gamesdom.demon.co.uk (Rubicon) - putting the FAQ on your ftp/www site.
Also large number of modifications to list.
| f...@xymph.iaf.nl (Frans P. de Vries) - Large number of modifications to
list, plus a few other hints and tips.
ch...@is.co.za (Chris Schirlinger) - putting the FAQ on your www site, and
making an html version as well.
| dar...@canth.cs.adfa.oz.au (Paul Darwen) - addition to list.
| s93...@minyos.xx.rmit.edu.au (Inviso) - addition to list.
| This list does not include the authors of the FAQs, who are too numerous to
| mention!
[3.4] Extremely important legal documentation
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This FAQ is (c) Copyright 1995 Charles Gregory. No part of this FAQ may
be distributed unless it includes all sections and remains FULLY intact.
It can be distributed in any way; if distributed for free, then thats fine,
and if distributed for profit, that is also fine excepting that I request,
nay DEMAND a share of that profit. I take no responsibility whatsoever
for any deaths (or any other bad things) caused by the use of this FAQ.
All game names, game company names, game FAQ maintainers' names, game FAQ
maintainers' internet providers' names, not to mention my name, and all
other trademarks are acknowledged. In other words, if you game companies
try and sue me for publicising your products, then too bad because these
words that I'm typing now protect me. Ha. If you maintain a games-related
FAQ and do not want it listed here for some reason, tell me, I'll sort it
out, and everything'll be alright :)
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Charles
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