Strategy Guides...Old and New

[Rugal]

Is there a website that list strategy guides for systems like the PS1 and N64 and what there value is? I am asking because i am starting a new fad in collecting strategy guides to all PS1 RPG's as well as a few strategy guides for hard to find games.

[maxlords]

Heh. That's not a few fad...I've been doing it for years :P

As far as I know, there's no listing for what guides were released and what formats (i.e. B&W, with pictures, without, etc), and no standard values. They seem to fluctuate violently from month to month though, so I guess that's not a big surprise.

[Rugal]

Ok, thanks alot max. :/

[SoulBlazer]

I collect guides also. ;)

Which ones were you wanting a price check on?

As a GENERAL rule of thumb, old guides based on RPG's are the most likley to hold their value or go up over the years.

[Rugal]

I was wondering the value of Silent Hill for PS1. I am also looking to see if there were guides made for Tales of Destiny series as well as Saiyuki: Journey est.

[poe]

I have a TOD 2 guide, and I want to say Prima did a TOD 1 guide, but I can't find any reference to it, so I might just be imagining having seen it.

[maxlords]

Well, THOSE are questions I can answer :D

The Silent Hill 1 guide has little value unless you need it for the game. I'd say $10-15.

As for the Tales of Destiny games, both had guides.

The Tales of Destiny 1 guide was a magazine format guide printed by Gamefan, just like the one for Persona. It's very hard to find...been looking for one a long time myself.

The Tales of Destiny 2 guide was a Prima one and should be easy to get but not cheap these days. Expect to pay a good $30+ for each Tales guide...unless they're higher :D

Saiyuki: Journey West did not have a guide that I have seen...and I looked for one when it came out and for a while after.

[Ed Oscuro]

SH guides are probably worth a good bit (edit: well, $10-$15 is a good chunk of change for just any ol' guide, eh Maxlords? :P), but I would definitely still pick them up. They'll only get more expensive as time goes on, though don't expect RE type expenses.

My short list of the non-RPG game guides I'd like to get:

-Resident Evil/Biohazard stuff (I'm bigger on the Japanese stuff though, much more into those)
-Parasite Eve (I also need to get the GAMES sometime!)
-Silent Hill
-oh and Medievil LOL

[RichD]

For those interested, here is a list of strategy guides I have compiled for the PS1. Most of these I have sight confirmed.

Game Game Publisher Guide Publisher Pub Date Vol
007 The World is not Enough EA Prima 2000
007 Tomorrow Never Dies EA Prima 1999
Alundra 2 Activision Brady Games 2000
Alundra 2 Mini Guide (preorder Freebie) Activision Brady Games 2000
Armored Core: Project Phantasma Official Guide ASCII Entertainment Sandwich Islands 1998
Armorines Acclaim Acclaim ?
Army Men : Sarges Heroes 2 3DO Prima 2000
Big Playstation Book 1999 Edition Various Prima 1999
Big Playstation Book 2000 Edition Various Prima 2000
Bio Freaks Midway Brady Games 1998
Bomberman World Atlus Prima 1998
Castlevania Symphony of the Night Survival Guide (Unauthorized) Konami Sandwich Islands 1997
Clock Tower: The Struggle Within Official Guide Sandwich Islands
Colony Wars Psygnosis Prima 1998
Colony Wars ! Vengeance Psygnosis Prima 1998
Crash Bandicoot : Warped Univeral Prima 1998
Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back Univeral Dimension 1997
Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back (Unauthorized) Univeral Prima 1997
Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back (Unauthorized) Univeral Brady Games 1997
Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped Totally UA Pocket Guide Sony Brady Games 1998
Crash Team Racing Univeral Prima 1999
Croc - Legend of the Gobbos Fox Prima 1997
Darkstalkers Capcom Gamefan 1996
Deathtrap Dungeon, Ian Livingston's Eidos Prima 1998
Digimon World 2 Bandai Prima 2001
Digimon World 3 Bandai Versus Books 2002 39
Dino Crisis Capcom Brady Games 1999
Dino Crisis Capcom Versus Books 1999 07
Dino Crisis 2 Capcom Prima 2000
Dino Crisis 2 Capcom Brady Games 2000
Driver G.T.Interactive GW Press 1999
Driver 2 Infogrames Prima 2000
ECW Hardcore Revolution Acclaim Acclaim 2000
Ehrgeiz Squaresoft Brady Games 1999
Fear Effect Eidos Prima 1999
Fighting Force 2 Eidos Prima 1999
Final Fantasy Chronicles (FF4 & Chrono Trigger) Squaresoft Brady Games 2001
Final Fantasy IX Square Brady Games 2000
Final Fantasy VII Squaresoft Versus Books 02
Final Fantasy VII Survival Guide Square Sandwich Islands
Final Fantasy VIII Squaresoft Brady Games 1999
Gamefan's Ultimate Codebook Various Gamefan 2000
Gameshark Pocket Power Guide 3rd ed Codeboy's Revenge Various Prima 1998 3
Gauntlet Legends Midway Prima 2000
Gex : Enter the Gecko Midway Dimension 1998
Gran Turismo Sony Prima 1999
Gran Turismo 2 (blockbuster/poster) Sony Prima 1999
Grandia Game Arts Prima 1999
Jade Cocoon Story of the Tamamaya Crave Prima 1999
Knockout Kings 2000 EA Prima 1999
Lara's Book: Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenom (1,2,Gold) Eidos Prima 1998
Lost World, The : Jurassic Park Dreamworks Brady Games 1997
Madden 2002 EA Prima 2001
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Activision Brady Games 2001
MDK Playmates Interactive Prima 1997
Medal of Honor Underground EA Prima 2000
Medievil Sony Dimension 1998
Metal Gear Solid Konami Millenium 1998 03
Metal Gear Solid Konami Versus Books 1998 05
Metal Gear Solid (UA) Konami Brady Games 1998
Metal Gear Solid Survival Guide Konami Sandwich Islands 1998
Metal Gear Solid VR Missions Konami Prima 1999
Mortal Kombat 3 Midway Gamefan 1995
Mortal Kombat 3 Midway Brady Games 1995
Mortal Kombat 3 Pocket Kodes Midway Brady Games 1995
Mortal Kombat 4 Official Pocket Kodes Midway Brady Games 1998
Mortal Kombat Mythologies : Sub-zero Midway Brady Games 1997
Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub Zero Midway Prima 1997
Nascar Thunder 2002 EA Prima 2001
NFL Blitz 2000 Midway Brady Games 1999
NFL Blitz 2000 Midway Prima 1999
O.D.T. (Or Die Trying) Psygnosis Prima 1998
Oddworld : Abe's Exodus G.T.Interactive GW Press 1998
One ASC Games Prima 1998
Parasite Eve Squaresoft Brady Games 1998
Persona 2 : Eternal Punishment Atlus Prima 2000
Playstaion Ultimate Strategy Guide (28 games) Various Sybex 1997
Playstation Games Book Volume 2, Totally UA Various Brady Games 1995 2
Playstation Games Book Volume 3 (10 games) Various Brady Games 1996
Playstation Games Book Volume 5, Totally UA Various Brady Games 1998 5
Playstation Official games Book (9 Games) Various Brady Games 1995
Playstation Player's Guide (25 Games) Various Sandwich Islands 1996 1
Playstation Player's Guide 2 Various Sandwich Islands 1996 2
Playstation Pocket Power (Unauthorized) Various Prima 1997
Playstation Secret Codes 4 (Pocket Guide) Various Brady Games 1999 4
Playstation Secret Codes 5 (Pocket Guide) Various Brady Games 2000 5
Playstation Survival Guide 3 Various Sandwich Islands 3
Playstation: Vital Startegies and Expert Tips (22 games) Various Prima 2002
PSX Gamers Guide (270 Games) Various Prima 2000
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Midway Brady Games 1999
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Midway Prima 1999
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 Midway Prima 2000
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 Midway Brady Games 2000
Resident Evil Capcom Dimension 1996
Resident Evil 2 Capcom Gamefan 1997
Resident Evil 2 (UA) Capcom Prima 1997
Resident Evil 2 Perfect Guide (Unauthorized) Capcom Versus Books 1997 04
Resident Evil 2 Survival guide (UA) Capcom Brady Games 1998
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Capcom Versus Books 1999 09
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Capcom Brady Games 1999
Resident Evil Director's Cut Capcom Prima 1998
Resident Evil Director's Cut Greatest Hits Capcom Prima 2000
SaGa Frontier Squaresoft Brady Games 1998
Secret Codes 2 for Sony Playstation Various Brady Games 1997 2
Secret Codes for Sony Playstation Various Brady Games 1996 1
Skullmonkeys EA Brady Games 1998
Sno Cross Championship Racing Crave Prima 2000
Soulblade Namco Gamefan 1997 09
Spider-Man 2: Enter: Electro Activision Brady Games 2001
Star Gladiator Episode : I Final Crusade Capcom Dimension 1996
Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace LucasArts Prima 1999
Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi LucasArts Prima 1997
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Capcom Versus Books 1996 01
Syphon Filter Sony/989 Studios Dimension 1999
Syphon Filter 2 989 Studios Prima 1999
Syphon Filter 2 Hint book (Preorder Freebie) 989 Studios Prima 2000
Syphon Filter 3 Sony Prima 2001
Tai Fu Activision Brady Games 1999
Tekken 1 & 2 Survival Guide Namco Sandwich Islands
Tekken 2 Namco Dimension 1996
Tekken 3 Namco Prima 1998
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins Activision Brady Games 2000
Tenchu Stealth Assassin Activision Brady Games 1998
Thousand Arms Atlus Acclaim 1999
Threads of Fate Squaresoft Brady Games 2000
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear Red Storm Prima 2001
Tomb Raider Eidos Dimension 1996
Tomb Raider Chronicles Eidos Prima 2000
Tomb Raider II Eidos Prima 1997
Tomb Raider II Eidos Dimension 1997
Tomb Raider III Eidos Prima 1998
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision Brady Games 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Babbage's Foil Cover/Poster) Activision Brady Games 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision Brady Games 2001
Twisted Metal 4 989 Studios Prima 1999
Twisted Metal III 989 Studios Prima 1998
Ultimate Playstation Cheats (Gamepro) Various Infotainment World 1996
Vandal Hearts (Unauthorized) Konami Prima 1997
Vigilante 8 Activision Sybex 1998
Vs. (Trade Size) THQ Prima 1997
Warcraft II The Dark Saga Blizzard Prima 1997
WCW Nitro THQ Prima 1997
WCW/nWo Thunder THQ Prima 1998
Wild Arms Sony Dimension 1997
Wild Arms 2 ASCII Versus Books 2000 12
WWF Attitude Accclaim Acclaim 1996
WWF Smackdown! Just Bring it (w/ WWF Road to Wrestlemania GBA) THQ Prima 2001
WWF Warzone Acclaim Acclaim 1998
X-men Mutant Academy Activision Brady Games 2000
X-men Mutant Academy 2 Activision Brady Games 2001

[RichD]

The above list is not comprehensive. I know some more brady and prima guides are available but I have not seen them.

[Ed Oscuro]

How handy! Sight confirmation of Threads of Fate - I haven't picked up the game yet but if the guide is any indication this is an unknown gem in the ARPG style, made by Square no less! Get get get.

[kainemaxwell]

As a GENERAL rule of thumb, old guides based on RPG's are the most likley to hold their value or go up over the years.
Like the mail-order DW4 guide from Enix.

[SoulBlazer]

Oh yeah. :) I sold MINE a couple years ago for $60. :D

Good list of guides there, BTW.

How IS that Persona guide, BTW? Several times I almost bought it from Atlus but never did. I never saw it in stores.

[maxlords]

the Persona guide is bare bones...basically just maps of the rather labyrinthine levels and a few comments and a bit of info. It's all you need though. I assume the Tales of Destiny 1 guide is the same...I know it exists cause I've seen it.

I had similar problems getting the color Wild Arms guide....never found one for YEARS till I got one here at DP. There are a few VERY elusive PSX guides out there!

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Still my favorite strategy guide to date:
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/winatpac.jpg

Also, even though the Dune 2000 strategy guide is intended for the PC version, it also applies to the PS1 version.

[racecar]

holy crap they have so many version(brady/prima/ etc..) of the same game
how do you know which is the better one ??(if you don't personally see it first...when you buy from ebay or online stores)
also rpg guide seems to go up on price all the time(along with the game like suikoden/vprofile/earthbound) ... i use them some time...but i buy them mostly for the completion of my game and the art work ..i collect rpg guide's only :D

[Aussie2B]

My favorite guides have always been the official Nintendo ones. Some of them were crap (Banjo Kazooie, for example), but others had so much neat artwork or bonus stuff (Chrono Trigger, Ocarina of Time, Perfect Dark, etc.) Prima and Brady are complete shit in comparison. I got my first few Versus guides this past summer, and I was actually pretty impressed with them. A shame that they're not making guides anymore.

[Ed Oscuro]

Still my favorite strategy guide to date:
http://www.thelogbook.com/earl/hizzouse/thumb-8/winatpac.jpg
You could probably convince somebody that's a spoof! LOL

Well, onto Brady Guides...yeah, many are absolute crap. Not the Threads of Fate one though. Sure, it's got the same artwork over and over throughout, but the presentation is pretty darn nice. Not as good as some stuff (i.e. the OoT guide - that's a classic!) but still not horrible.

Also the Super Game Boy guide - that's always nice to have!

[Rugal]

For those interested, here is a list of strategy guides I have compiled for the PS1. Most of these I have sight confirmed.

Game Game Publisher Guide Publisher Pub Date Vol
007 The World is not Enough EA Prima 2000
007 Tomorrow Never Dies EA Prima 1999
Alundra 2 Activision Brady Games 2000
Alundra 2 Mini Guide (preorder Freebie) Activision Brady Games 2000
Armored Core: Project Phantasma Official Guide ASCII Entertainment Sandwich Islands 1998
Armorines Acclaim Acclaim ?
Army Men : Sarges Heroes 2 3DO Prima 2000
Big Playstation Book 1999 Edition Various Prima 1999
Big Playstation Book 2000 Edition Various Prima 2000
Bio Freaks Midway Brady Games 1998
Bomberman World Atlus Prima 1998
Castlevania Symphony of the Night Survival Guide (Unauthorized) Konami Sandwich Islands 1997
Clock Tower: The Struggle Within Official Guide Sandwich Islands
Colony Wars Psygnosis Prima 1998
Colony Wars ! Vengeance Psygnosis Prima 1998
Crash Bandicoot : Warped Univeral Prima 1998
Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back Univeral Dimension 1997
Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back (Unauthorized) Univeral Prima 1997
Crash Bandicoot 2 : Cortex Strikes Back (Unauthorized) Univeral Brady Games 1997
Crash Bandicoot 3 Warped Totally UA Pocket Guide Sony Brady Games 1998
Crash Team Racing Univeral Prima 1999
Croc - Legend of the Gobbos Fox Prima 1997
Darkstalkers Capcom Gamefan 1996
Deathtrap Dungeon, Ian Livingston's Eidos Prima 1998
Digimon World 2 Bandai Prima 2001
Digimon World 3 Bandai Versus Books 2002 39
Dino Crisis Capcom Brady Games 1999
Dino Crisis Capcom Versus Books 1999 07
Dino Crisis 2 Capcom Prima 2000
Dino Crisis 2 Capcom Brady Games 2000
Driver G.T.Interactive GW Press 1999
Driver 2 Infogrames Prima 2000
ECW Hardcore Revolution Acclaim Acclaim 2000
Ehrgeiz Squaresoft Brady Games 1999
Fear Effect Eidos Prima 1999
Fighting Force 2 Eidos Prima 1999
Final Fantasy Chronicles (FF4 & Chrono Trigger) Squaresoft Brady Games 2001
Final Fantasy IX Square Brady Games 2000
Final Fantasy VII Squaresoft Versus Books 02
Final Fantasy VII Survival Guide Square Sandwich Islands
Final Fantasy VIII Squaresoft Brady Games 1999
Gamefan's Ultimate Codebook Various Gamefan 2000
Gameshark Pocket Power Guide 3rd ed Codeboy's Revenge Various Prima 1998 3
Gauntlet Legends Midway Prima 2000
Gex : Enter the Gecko Midway Dimension 1998
Gran Turismo Sony Prima 1999
Gran Turismo 2 (blockbuster/poster) Sony Prima 1999
Grandia Game Arts Prima 1999
Jade Cocoon Story of the Tamamaya Crave Prima 1999
Knockout Kings 2000 EA Prima 1999
Lara's Book: Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider Phenomenom (1,2,Gold) Eidos Prima 1998
Lost World, The : Jurassic Park Dreamworks Brady Games 1997
Madden 2002 EA Prima 2001
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX Activision Brady Games 2001
MDK Playmates Interactive Prima 1997
Medal of Honor Underground EA Prima 2000
Medievil Sony Dimension 1998
Metal Gear Solid Konami Millenium 1998 03
Metal Gear Solid Konami Versus Books 1998 05
Metal Gear Solid (UA) Konami Brady Games 1998
Metal Gear Solid Survival Guide Konami Sandwich Islands 1998
Metal Gear Solid VR Missions Konami Prima 1999
Mortal Kombat 3 Midway Gamefan 1995
Mortal Kombat 3 Midway Brady Games 1995
Mortal Kombat 3 Pocket Kodes Midway Brady Games 1995
Mortal Kombat 4 Official Pocket Kodes Midway Brady Games 1998
Mortal Kombat Mythologies : Sub-zero Midway Brady Games 1997
Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub Zero Midway Prima 1997
Nascar Thunder 2002 EA Prima 2001
NFL Blitz 2000 Midway Brady Games 1999
NFL Blitz 2000 Midway Prima 1999
O.D.T. (Or Die Trying) Psygnosis Prima 1998
Oddworld : Abe's Exodus G.T.Interactive GW Press 1998
One ASC Games Prima 1998
Parasite Eve Squaresoft Brady Games 1998
Persona 2 : Eternal Punishment Atlus Prima 2000
Playstaion Ultimate Strategy Guide (28 games) Various Sybex 1997
Playstation Games Book Volume 2, Totally UA Various Brady Games 1995 2
Playstation Games Book Volume 3 (10 games) Various Brady Games 1996
Playstation Games Book Volume 5, Totally UA Various Brady Games 1998 5
Playstation Official games Book (9 Games) Various Brady Games 1995
Playstation Player's Guide (25 Games) Various Sandwich Islands 1996 1
Playstation Player's Guide 2 Various Sandwich Islands 1996 2
Playstation Pocket Power (Unauthorized) Various Prima 1997
Playstation Secret Codes 4 (Pocket Guide) Various Brady Games 1999 4
Playstation Secret Codes 5 (Pocket Guide) Various Brady Games 2000 5
Playstation Survival Guide 3 Various Sandwich Islands 3
Playstation: Vital Startegies and Expert Tips (22 games) Various Prima 2002
PSX Gamers Guide (270 Games) Various Prima 2000
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Midway Brady Games 1999
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Midway Prima 1999
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 Midway Prima 2000
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Round 2 Midway Brady Games 2000
Resident Evil Capcom Dimension 1996
Resident Evil 2 Capcom Gamefan 1997
Resident Evil 2 (UA) Capcom Prima 1997
Resident Evil 2 Perfect Guide (Unauthorized) Capcom Versus Books 1997 04
Resident Evil 2 Survival guide (UA) Capcom Brady Games 1998
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Capcom Versus Books 1999 09
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis Capcom Brady Games 1999
Resident Evil Director's Cut Capcom Prima 1998
Resident Evil Director's Cut Greatest Hits Capcom Prima 2000
SaGa Frontier Squaresoft Brady Games 1998
Secret Codes 2 for Sony Playstation Various Brady Games 1997 2
Secret Codes for Sony Playstation Various Brady Games 1996 1
Skullmonkeys EA Brady Games 1998
Sno Cross Championship Racing Crave Prima 2000
Soulblade Namco Gamefan 1997 09
Spider-Man 2: Enter: Electro Activision Brady Games 2001
Star Gladiator Episode : I Final Crusade Capcom Dimension 1996
Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace LucasArts Prima 1999
Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi LucasArts Prima 1997
Street Fighter Alpha 2 Capcom Versus Books 1996 01
Syphon Filter Sony/989 Studios Dimension 1999
Syphon Filter 2 989 Studios Prima 1999
Syphon Filter 2 Hint book (Preorder Freebie) 989 Studios Prima 2000
Syphon Filter 3 Sony Prima 2001
Tai Fu Activision Brady Games 1999
Tekken 1 & 2 Survival Guide Namco Sandwich Islands
Tekken 2 Namco Dimension 1996
Tekken 3 Namco Prima 1998
Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins Activision Brady Games 2000
Tenchu Stealth Assassin Activision Brady Games 1998
Thousand Arms Atlus Acclaim 1999
Threads of Fate Squaresoft Brady Games 2000
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear Red Storm Prima 2001
Tomb Raider Eidos Dimension 1996
Tomb Raider Chronicles Eidos Prima 2000
Tomb Raider II Eidos Prima 1997
Tomb Raider II Eidos Dimension 1997
Tomb Raider III Eidos Prima 1998
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision Brady Games 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Babbage's Foil Cover/Poster) Activision Brady Games 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Activision Brady Games 2001
Twisted Metal 4 989 Studios Prima 1999
Twisted Metal III 989 Studios Prima 1998
Ultimate Playstation Cheats (Gamepro) Various Infotainment World 1996
Vandal Hearts (Unauthorized) Konami Prima 1997
Vigilante 8 Activision Sybex 1998
Vs. (Trade Size) THQ Prima 1997
Warcraft II The Dark Saga Blizzard Prima 1997
WCW Nitro THQ Prima 1997
WCW/nWo Thunder THQ Prima 1998
Wild Arms Sony Dimension 1997
Wild Arms 2 ASCII Versus Books 2000 12
WWF Attitude Accclaim Acclaim 1996
WWF Smackdown! Just Bring it (w/ WWF Road to Wrestlemania GBA) THQ Prima 2001
WWF Warzone Acclaim Acclaim 1998
X-men Mutant Academy Activision Brady Games 2000
X-men Mutant Academy 2 Activision Brady Games 2001

thanks for the list, i greatly appreciate it.

[lendelin]

I'm collecting guides as well, and yep, some of the guides for the PSX-RPGs are pretty expensive in the meantime or hard to come by. (e.g. Suikoden II, Valkyrie Profile, Tales of Destiny 1 and 2, Wild Arms 2)...not a good time to hunt those guides on ebay. :) One of the most expensive is Blood Omen Legacy of Kain, btw, the early Brady guide in black and white, which is a great guide.

[lendelin]

btw, was there ever a guide for Mega Man Legends 1 and 2?

[Curlis]

I also collect guides. I get them for every RPG I own although I am still missing a few. The best spots to look for me are in used book stores like Half-Price Books.
I'm still on the watch for:

Suikoden II - PrimaGames Guide
Final Fantasy VII - Versus Books Guide
Dragon Warrior III - PrimaGames Guide
Dragon Warrior Monsters - PrimaGames Guide
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 - PrimaGames Guide
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness - DoubleJump Guide
La Pucelle - BradyGames Guide?
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal Guide (Who makes it?)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PrimaGames Guide?
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - Sybex Guide
Digimon World - PrimaGames Guide
Ehrgeiz - BradyGames Guide
Front Mission 3 - BradyGames Guide
Wild Arms - whoever makes the color guide, I have the B&W one
Legaia: Duel Daga - PrimaGames Guide

Were there guides made for Dragon Valor, Vandal-Hearts, Monster Rancher 2, Koudelka, Okage: Shadow King, Shadow Hearts, Suikoden III, or Eternal Eyes?

I was shocked when I went to ebay the other day and watch a Chrono Cross guide sell for $37, and a Dragon Warrior VII guide sell for $30!

[Curlis]

We should make a master list of guides by having each person list the guides that they have.
Heres what I have:

PrimaGames
Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura (Pocket Guide)
Breath of Fire III
Breath of Fire IV
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud 2
Dino Crisis
Dragon Warrior VII
EverQuest: Online Adventures
Final Fantasy Tactics (Greatest Hits Guide)
Grandia
Jade Cocoon 2
Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu
Metal Gear Solid
Monster Rancher 3
Pokemon Red & Blue (Pokemon Blue Cover)
Pokemon Gold & Silver (Toys R Us Version)
Spyro the Dragon
Star Ocean: The Second Story
StarCraft
StarCraft: Brood War
The Legend of Dragoon
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Gold Edition
Tomb Raider II
Valkyrie Profile
Wild Arms

BradyGames
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits
Baldur's Gate
Brave Fencer Musashi
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Chrono Cross
Devil May Cry
Diablo II
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII (Best Buy Edition)
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PS2 Version)
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Parasite Eve II (Babbages, Software ETC Edition, Shiny Cover)
Perfect Dark
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
State of Emergency
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Vagrant Story
Xenogears
Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht

Versus Books
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Digimon World 3
Half-Life (PS2 Version)
Wild Arms 2
Wild Arms 3

Nintendo Power
Paper Mario
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Sybex
Dungeon Siege
Septerra Core

Others
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition - Published by Bethesda Softworks
Expert Gamer Pokemon Guide - Walkthroughs of Pokemon Yellow, Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Pinball, Pokemon Puzzle League, Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Pokemon Red & Blue, Pokemon Gold & Silver, and Hey You Pikachu.

[Rugal]

Were there guides made for Dragon Valor, Vandal-Hearts, Monster Rancher 2, Koudelka, Okage: Shadow King, Shadow Hearts, Suikoden III, or Eternal Eyes?

There isn't a guide for Suikoden III as i was told by a fella collector out of Japan.


A master list of guides for RPG's would be awesome, but we should classify them from the system instead of who made it.

Ex:
(P) = Prima
(B) = Brady Games
(V) = Versus

Only guides i have that are for RPG's are:

PS2
Dot Hack 3 Brand New (B)
Front Mission 4 (B)
Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (B)

GC
Tales of Symphonia (B)

GBA
Fire Emblem (x4) (anyone want one)

Not sure if you would consider Silent Hill an RPG but i found this

:D

[SoulBlazer]

Correct, for some reason no guide made for Suikoden 3 was made.

I'll go through all my guides later. :)

[digdug]

I have been collecting guides to games for close to 4 years now, and I have amassed close to 3,000 guides. I have sold alot to collectors here, and have kept mainly my rare ones. I will post a list in the next week, have a few tests to study for now.


There was a Koudelka guide, I have one.


Dig Dug

[maxlords]

Hmmmm....maybe we should see about making this an official DP project. I'm gonna have to ask :D

As for my guides:

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising (Nintendo)
Albert Odyssey (Prima)
Animal Crossing (Nintendo)
Arc the Lad Collection Vol. 1 and 2 (Working Designs)
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (Brady)
Beyond The Beyond (Prima)
Blue Stinger (Brady)
Breath of Fire III (Prima)
Breath of Fire IV (Prima)
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter (Brady)
Brigandine (Prima)
Castlevania: Shadow of the Night (Brady)
Chrono Cross (Brady)
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Doublejump Press)
Disgaea:Hour of Darkness SE (Doublejump Press)
Dragon Warrior (Nintendo)
Dragon Warrior IV (Tokuma)
Dragon Warrior VII (Prima)
Dynasty Warriors 2 (Prima)
Eternal Darkness (Nintendo)
Evolution 2: Far Off Promise (Prima)
Final Fantasy (Nintendo)
Final Fantasy III (Nintendo)
Final Fantasy Anthology (Brady)
Final Fantasy Origins (Brady)
Final Fantasy Tactics (Prima)
Fire Emblem (Nintendo)
Front Mission 3 (Brady)
Front Mission 4 (Brady)
Game Boy Games (Nintendo)
Granstream Saga (Prima)
House of the Dead 2 (Prima)
Ico (Prima)
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb (Prima)
Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage (PD&C)
Kartia: The Word of Fate (Prima)
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Prima)
Klonoa 2: Lunatic's Veil (Brady)
Koudelka (Prima)
La Pucelle Tactics (Brady)
Legend of Zelda:Link to the Past (Nintendo)
Legend of Zelda:Link's Awakening (Nint.)
Legend of Zelda:Ocarina of Time (Versus)
Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (Nintendo)
Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo)
Lunar: Silver Star Story PSX (WD)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue (Working Designs)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Nintendo)
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory (Prima)
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Brady)
Metal Gear Solid: Substance (Brady)
Metroid Fusion (Nintendo)
Metroid Prime (Nintendo)
Metroid Prime: Zero Mission (Nintendo)
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber (Prima)
Onimusha Tactics (Brady)
Parasite Eve II (Brady)
Persona (Gamefan)
Persona 2 (Prima)
Phantasy Star III (Sega)
Phantasy Star IV: End of the Millenium (Sega/Infotainment)
Phantom Brave (Doublejump)
Popful Mail (Sandwich Islands)
Resident Evil: Code Veronica (Prima)
Rygar (Prima)
Secret of Evermore (Brady)
Secret of Mana (Squaresoft)
Sega Genesis Power Tips Book (official)
Shadow Hearts: Covenant (Brady)
Shadowman (Acclaim)
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (Doublejump)
Shinobi PS2 (Prima)
Silent Hill (Prima)
Silent Hill 3 (Brady)
Sly Cooper and the Thievus Racoonus (Prima)
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (Brady)
Sonic Adventure (Brady)
Starfox Adventures (Versus)
Starfox Adventures (Nintendo)
Star Ocean: The Second Story (Prima)
Suikoden II (Prima)
Suikoden IV (Prima)
Super Mario Advance 4: SMB3 (Nintendo)
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (Nintendo)
Super Metroid (Nintendo)
Tactics Ogre PSX (Prima)
Tales of Symphonia (Brady)
TurboGrafx-16 Secrets Vol. 1. (Prima)
Turbografx-16 Secrets Vol. 2. (Prima)
Vagrant Story (Brady)
Valkyrie Profile (Prima)
Vanguard Bandits (Working Designs)
Viewtiful Joe (Brady)
Wild Arms Official (Dimension Publishing)
Wild Arms (Prima)
Wild Arms 3 (Versus)
X-Com: Terror From the Deep (Brady)
Xenogears (Brady)
Xenosaga (Brady)
XIII (Brady)

[maxlords]

Were there guides made for Dragon Valor, Vandal-Hearts, Monster Rancher 2, Koudelka, Okage: Shadow King, Shadow Hearts, Suikoden III, or Eternal Eyes?

I have the Koudelka and Okage guides myself, as you can see. There is also a Vandal Hearts guide, and it's a B&W one by Prima. Same people that made the B&W ones for Suikoden, Beyond the Beyond, and Wild Arms...same style. I would have sworn I had the Vandal Hearts 2 guide but I don't see it on my shelf...may be back in my stack of stuff in Oregon. Suikoden III never had a guide...it was cancelled because the release date was missed.

I don't know about Eternal Eyes (but I doubt it) or Monster Rancher 2, but I KNOW that Shadow Hearts didn't have a guide. I'd have it if it did! :D I've been looking and never seen one :(

[Rugal]

You read my mind perfectly, also how did you obtain your FM3 guide? I need it to complete my Front Mission series collection.

[maxlords]

Actually, I found my Front Mission 3 guide in the wild...one of the few I didn't buy off the net or when they came out. I think I paid $10 Cdn for it. Might have been $8.

[Ed Oscuro]

Hm...off the top of my head:

The good import stuff:

PC-Engine
Not here yet but...Akumajo Dracula X: Chi no Rondo :)

Mega Drive
Langrisser
A bunch of Shining Force guides for games across the series

SFC
Super Genjin (Bonk) 2 (Bah, one page is taped in and another's missing a corner...pretty decent shape otherwise. Cost me $8 so eh.)

Japanese Saturn
Biohazard (+paper strip)
More Shining Force Guides

Japanese PSX
G-Darius (AWESOME guide. Takahashi Shoten made. I think the Biohazard guide is from them too. That one's also amazing to look at.)
Metal Gear Solid Perfect guide (red)

Japanese N64
Akumajo Dracula Mokushiroku (decent but bereft of fan-pleasing artworks and such, boo)
Yuke Yuke! Trouble Makers (starts out color and then becomes black & white on somewhat cheap non-gloss paper for the last bunch of stages...lol)

SNES
Super Game Boy guide (personal favorite)
Super Mario RPG official NP
Super Mario Unauthorized (Prima...pretty sure about that)
Super Metroid (x2 har)

US PSX
Tenchu...pika pika pikatenCHUUuu
Threadz of Fate

GC
F-Zero GX NP guide
Metroid Prime guide along with Metroid walkthrough by Zach Meston

PC
Heretic by Ed Dille (he's got an acknowledgement in there for Al Kunkel and Arnie Katz, cool!)

Some other stuff I don't remember, too, especially for the SNES. Hm.

[djbeatmongrel]

you know, i am tempted to see how much my Xenogears and Brave Fencer Musashi guide would go for (probably wouldnt sell them though)

[gamegirl79]

Hmmmm....maybe we should see about making this an official DP project. I'm gonna have to ask :D


I think that's a great idea. :)

Here's what I have. I'm partial to Nintendo guides as well.

Brady:
Final Fantasy VIII
GTA San Andreas
Mortal Kombat II Super Book (it came with Pogs (lol) but I don't have them anymore)
Parasite Eve
Resident Evil 4

Prima:
Donkey Kong 64
Onimusha 2
Resident Evil Code Veronica X

Nintendo:
4-Player Extra
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Earthbound
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Game Boy
Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening
Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages/Seasons
Mario Kart 64
Mario Paint
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2
NES Game Atlas
Ninja Gaiden II
Pikmin 2
Super Game Boy
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Metroid
Super NES
Top Secret Passwords

I also have one that was published by Gamepro I believe. It's a Street Fighter II Turbo "1994 Expert's Edition" guide.

[DDCecil]

Here's all the guides I own at the moment (for the master list :D):

Aerowings 2 Airstrike (DC, Prima)
BMX XXX (Various, Prima)
Breath of Fire (SNES, Prima)
Carrier (DC, Prima)
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance/Contra: The Alien Wars EX
Donkey Kong 64 (N64, Nintendo)
Dragon Warrior 2 Ultimate Tips - Enix
Dragon Warrior 3 (GBC, Prima)
Dragon Warrior VII (PSX, Prima)
Dragon Quest III (NES, Japanese - Enix)
Dragon Quest III (NES, Japanese - Enix)
Dragon Quest IV (PSX, Japanese - Enix)
Dungeon Master 2 (Sega CD, Sandwich Islands)
Earthbound (SNES, Nintendo)
Final Fantasy Anthology (PSX)
Final Fantasy Chronicles (PSX)
Final Fantasy 3 (SNES, Infotainment)
Final Fantasy 3 (SNES, Nintendo)
Final Fantasy 3 Forbidden Secrets (SNES, Prima)
Final Fantasy VI (Japanese, NTT)
Final Fantasy 9 (PSX)
Final Fantasy 10-2 (PS2)
Heimdall (Sega CD, Sandwich Islands)
King's Field (PSX, Prima)
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past (SNES, Nintendo)
Lunar: Silver Star (Sega CD, Sandwich Islands)
Lunar: Eternal Blue (Sega CD, Sandwich Islands)
Mario Kart 64 (N64, Nintendo)
Metroid Prime (Gamecube, Nintendo)
Paper Mario (N64, Brady)
Popful Mail (Sega CD, Sandwich Islands)
Rygar (PS2, Prima)
Secret of Evermore (SNES, Prima)
Secret of Mana w/ Color insert (SNES, Prima)
Secret of Mana w/o Color insert (2nd printing) (SNES, Prima)
Sexy Parodius Hint Book (PSX/Saturn, Konami)
Silver (DC, Prima)
Simcity 2000 (PC, Prima)
Sonic and Knuckles (GEN, Brady)
Star Ocean: Second Story Guide (PSX, Prima)
Street Fighter 2 Guide Book (Japanese, SNES)
Super Magentic Neo (DC, Prima)
Super Mario 3 Japanese (Chinese?) Guide (NES)
Super Mario RPG (SNES, Nintendo)
Tokimeki Memorial Forever with Me Guide (Saturn)
Vay (Sega CD, Sandwich Islands)
Wizardry III (NES, Japanese) - (US Wizardry II?)
Yu-Gi-Oh Dungeon Dice Monsters (GBA, Prima)
Yu-Gi-Oh Eternal Duelist Soul (GBA, Prima)
Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories/Dark Duelist Stories (PSX/GBC, Prima)
Yu-Gi-Oh Worldwide Edition (GBA, Prima)

[Aussie2B]

This is just from memory since most of my guides aren't here, but I got:

Nintendo Power:

Super Game Boy
Super NES
Top Secret Passwords
Super Mario All-Stars
Donkey Kong Country 1
Donkey Kong Country 2
Donkey Kong Country 3
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario 64
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Perfect Dark
Banjo Kazooie

Prima:

Valkyrie Profile
Ogre Battle (for PlayStation version)
King's Field: The Ancient City

Brady:

Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Chrono Cross

Versus:

Phantasy Star Online (DC version)
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Forgot the publisher:

The World is Not Enough (for both N64 and PlayStation versions)
Forsaken (same as TWINE)

That's all I can remember. I have a few Japanese guides, but it doesn't really seem relevant to the topic.

[l_lamb]

btw, was there ever a guide for Mega Man Legends 1 and 2?

I have a guide for the first Mega Man Legends. It's Prima Games, ISBN 0-7615-1871-1, published in 1998. If you put the number into Amazon's search box it will come up. I couldn't find a listing for a guide for MML2.

[l_lamb]

Is there an online database on this site or elsewhere that lists game guides? I found the Publications section of the online rarity guide but it looks like it has magazines but not books.

I'd be willing to help complile a list if no one's working on one. I've got over 400 console game guides plus other books related to gaming all catalogued. If someone already is, I'd be glad to send the data I have.

[RichD]

I currently have a microsoft access database with 738 entries including consoles and computer strategy guides with a few paperbacks. Here is some publishers:

Acclaim (1998-2000)
Brady (1994?-present)
Brady Signature editions (2001-present)
Compute books(?1990)
Consumer Guide (?1982,1989,1990)
Dimension (1996-1999)
Double Jump (2003-present)
Gamefan (1992-2000)
Gamepro (?1992,1993)
GW Press (1997-1999)
Kanzen (?1995)
Millenium (1998-1999)
Nintendo Power (1990 -present)
Prima (1990-present)
Sandwich Islands (?1992-2001)
Sybex (?)
Versus (1996-2002)
Working Designs

I have not been very active lately in updating it, but I keep a look out for guides from odd publishers.

[maxlords]

All right folks. This IS going to be an ongoing DP official project. It's gonna be a toughie though..I'm shooting for ALL guides. I'm going to get a database going in the next couple days, as soon as I address some minor formatting questions. At that time I will be taking submissions of guides that any and/or all of you have in your collections. I'd prefer to start with stuff people actually have and can prove they have if I need to and stuff that's come out in the last few years, then we'll work our way to the obscure stuff. I expect this to take a WHILE, so please don't PM me about it. I will be putting a post into the Collector's Guide & Rarity Database forum when i'm ready to get up and running.

Information I will be needing:

Full title of the guide
Publisher
Binding (i.e. softcover, hardcover, other)
Extras (came with a poster? Stickers? etc?)
Color or B&W?

Submissions can be in pretty much any format that's PC native, but I'd prefer Excel, Word, or plain text. Easiest to fiddle with. If you don't have all the info...well...we can always fill in blanks later!

I may need a couple of people to help me out on this one...will probably ask for a volunteer or two to help me with it if anyone has some time to donate....especially if you're on AIM/ICQ/MSN so we can coordinate online. All help will be greatly appreciated! I want to be as thorough as possible with this...as to my knowledge no one has even TRIED to do it...and it's a TON of material! Especially with how fast guides come out these days.... *shiver*

Anyway, once we get a significant portion of the database done, it will be compiled, edited, and submitted to the Rarity Guide for everyone's general consumption :D Yay!

So hang onto your hats, cause we're gonna build another DP exclusive...from SCRATCH! :rocker:

[VACRMH]

Rugal, I can't seem to PM at the moment. But i'm interested in one of those Fire Emblem guides.

PM or IM me.

[qbertandernie]

was this project ever started?

just curious. found the topic while trying to track down how many guides were released as a 'greatest hits' guide book, as i found one today and have never(to my knowledge) seen one before.

EDIT: my apologies! its below...

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=51392&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=guides

i didnt even know that forum existed...