Tips

Tip #36

If you've ever read one of your approved reviews and wanted to go back and change or fix something, you can: Just click "Review Game" while viewing that game's rap sheet and you can re-edit and re-submit your review. Your existing review will already be filled in for easy editing.

Tip #47

You can add new platform attributes -- or edit existing ones -- by going into the Add Game wizard and typing in the title of the game exactly as it appears in the database. You'll be taken to an abbreviated version of the wizard where you can fill in or add to the platform or technical attributes of that game.

Tip #84

When scanning a disc it is preferred that the background be white. Place the disc on the glass and then place a blank piece of white paper over the disc. If you scan a lot, then tape the paper to inside of the scanner's lid.

Tip #43

Our motto? Quality over quantity. We'd rather have missing information than wrong information, so if you're not completely sure of a fact or detail, just leave it blank and we'll take care of it (if it needs taking care of).

Tip #22

MobyGames isn't just for commercial games--we've expanded our scope to include shareware and freeware games as well. Check out the Commander Keen Series or Popcorn for examples.

Tip #23

Most attributes have a description of what they mean. So the next time you look quizzically at "CGA (Tweaked)", go ahead and click on it to learn what it means.

Tip #66

Help make MobyGames better. Take this survey. MobyGames refuses to serve Pop Up, Pop Under advertising or sell, share rent your personal and private information to anyone in any form. However this project does cost money to run. Advertising helps underwrite some of the expense of our bandwidth and hosting. By filling out this survey you will hopefully help attract better advertisers to MobyGames.

Tip #85

Did you know you can enter the UPC, Sony part number, Nintendo part number, and other commonly used codes into the search to find an exact match for a game? -- Corn Popper (62877)

Tip #52

When adding credits that contain a "Jr." (like 'Robert D. Leonard, Jr.'), don't include the comma. If you do, it gets split up into 'Robert D. Leonard' and 'Jr.' as two different people. Simply omit the comma before the Jr. and it will get added correctly.

Tip #2

Having trouble finding the exact spelling of something? Just type a partial string into the advanced full-site search box and hit enter, and all partial matches will be displayed (as well as exact matches).