All game guides

A starter guide to Pokémon Platinum: choose your starter, check the move category, prepare for the league, plan your postgame.

An eight-badge route through Platinum, including the story gates between Gyms.

Build coverage for the first League challenge without depending on one perfect team.

Meet the important people in this adventure and understand their gameplay roles.

Browse 445 inventory entries with original Nintendo DS sprites, Platinum effects, acquisition methods and prices where listed.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Pokémon Platinum.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Pokémon Platinum.

Browse every Pokémon in Platinum’s regional Pokédex, with numbered entries, original sprites and Generation IV types.

Explore Sinnoh with a clickable DS-era map and a searchable directory of towns, routes and landmarks.

A starter guide to Pokémon Emerald: choose a hoenn partner, use generation iii damage rules, keep useful field moves available, return for the battle frontier.

Follow Emerald’s badge sequence and recognise where its plot differs from Ruby and Sapphire.

Choose a Frontier facility and prepare for its rules before chasing Symbols.

Meet the important people in this adventure and understand their gameplay roles.

A practical reference to regional tools, held items and move-planning systems.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Pokémon Emerald.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Pokémon Emerald.

Browse the complete Hoenn Pokédex with numbered entries, Pokémon pictures and Generation III types.

A starter guide to Pokémon HeartGold / SoulSilver: start in johto, pay attention to the clock, use the pokégear, continue into kanto.

Follow the main Johto story, then open the second region and its late-game routes.

Prepare for the first Champion and the optional summit battle with different teams and supplies.

Meet the important people in this adventure and understand their gameplay roles.

Explore 513 item entries with original Nintendo DS sprites, HeartGold and SoulSilver effects, locations and acquisition methods.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Pokémon HeartGold / SoulSilver.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Pokémon HeartGold / SoulSilver.

Browse the complete Johto Pokédex with numbered entries, Pokémon pictures and Generation IV types.

A starter guide to Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen: choose your first partner, check version exclusives, understand older move rules, explore the sevii islands.

A practical route from Pallet Town through the League, with the key items that open the map.

Understand the original GBA postgame and separate normal encounters from historical event access.

Meet the important people in this adventure and understand their gameplay roles.

Explore 307 item entries with original Game Boy Advance sprites, FireRed effects, locations and acquisition methods.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen.

Browse the complete Kanto Pokédex with numbered entries, Pokémon pictures and Generation III types.

A starter guide to Pokémon Black / White: choose a unova starter, read ability and move details, watch seasonal changes, keep sequel guides separate.

Follow the original Black and White campaign without mixing in the sequel route.

Use Generation V mechanics to build a flexible party for the original Unova League.

Meet the important people in this adventure and understand their gameplay roles.

A practical reference to regional tools, held items and move-planning systems.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Pokémon Black / White.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Pokémon Black / White.

Browse the complete Unova Pokédex with numbered entries, Pokémon pictures and Generation V types.

A starter guide to Pokémon Black 2 / White 2: start with the sequel route, build from the expanded roster, explore optional activities, verify version-specific details.

A sequel-specific badge sequence from Aspertia City to Champion Iris.

Understand tournament selection, battle formats and team preparation at the PWT.

Meet the important people in this adventure and understand their gameplay roles.

A practical reference to regional tools, held items and move-planning systems.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Pokémon Black 2 / White 2.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Pokémon Black 2 / White 2.

How Unova’s in-game Medal Rally rewards exploration and different activities.

Browse the complete Unova Pokédex with numbered entries, Pokémon pictures and Generation V types.

A starter guide to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: learn targeting first, read dungeon tools together, track age and access, keep a collectible checklist.

Follow the original quest’s major dungeons and the equipment that unlocks them.

Organise optional exploration by age, time of day and the tool needed to collect a reward.

Where important tools enter the adventure, what they do, and when to revisit earlier obstacles.

A directory of companions, allies and the people behind major side quests.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Three memorable details to notice while playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Explore 127 inventory entries with artwork and gameplay notes.

Explore 12 dungeons entries with artwork and gameplay notes.

Explore 81 locations entries with artwork and gameplay notes.

Explore 76 enemies entries with artwork and gameplay notes.

Explore 25 bosses entries with artwork and gameplay notes.

Explore 77 characters entries with artwork and gameplay notes.

A starter guide to The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask: give each cycle a goal, know what resets, use the bomber’s notebook, experiment with transformations.

Break Termina’s four regions into manageable cycles and preserve lasting progress.

Plan optional rewards without losing a cycle’s work to an unfinished appointment.

Where important tools enter the adventure, what they do, and when to revisit earlier obstacles.

A directory of companions, allies and the people behind major side quests.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

Three memorable details to notice while playing The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.

A starter guide to The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker: fill in your sea chart, check the wind, open charts before searching, separate original and hd instructions.

Connect the islands and dungeons of the original GameCube campaign.

Use the original GameCube chart system and organise sea travel efficiently.

Where important tools enter the adventure, what they do, and when to revisit earlier obstacles.

A directory of companions, allies and the people behind major side quests.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Three memorable details to notice while playing The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Explore the islands, settlements and landmarks of the original GameCube adventure.

Browse the original GameCube inventory, equipment, supplies and treasure charts. HD-only items are excluded.

A starter guide to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess: check which map you are using, use wolf senses, return with new equipment, track optional collections separately.

Follow the Fused Shadow and Mirror of Twilight arcs with the right edition’s map.

Track Twilight Princess’s optional collections without mixing their totals or rewards.

Where important tools enter the adventure, what they do, and when to revisit earlier obstacles.

A directory of companions, allies and the people behind major side quests.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

Three memorable details to notice while playing The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

A starter guide to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past: look for connections between worlds, use dungeon maps deliberately, prepare bottles and supplies, mark incomplete heart upgrades.

Connect the pendants, Master Sword and seven crystal dungeons in the original SNES adventure.

Prepare for longer dungeons and use the two worlds to find optional improvements.

Where important tools enter the adventure, what they do, and when to revisit earlier obstacles.

A directory of companions, allies and the people behind major side quests.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

Three memorable details to notice while playing The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.

A starter guide to Super Mario 64: practise movement in the castle grounds, use the mission title as a clue, plan the 100-coin star, include castle secrets.

Understand the star doors, keys and extra requirements on a normal route to the ending.

Find missing stars by separating course missions, 100-coin stars and castle secrets.

Understand the original N64 power-ups and the movement tools behind difficult stars.

Who helps, challenges or rewards Mario throughout the castle.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Super Mario 64.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Super Mario 64.

A starter guide to Super Mario Sunshine: learn the hover nozzle, follow episode progression, record blue coins immediately, separate completion from story progress.

Follow the Shadow Mario requirements instead of treating every Shine as interchangeable.

Track episode-dependent coins and distinguish exchange rewards from ordinary Shines.

Choose the right nozzle and manage the resources behind Delfino’s platforming.

A guide to residents, allies and recurring troublemakers.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Super Mario Sunshine.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Super Mario Sunshine.

A starter guide to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door: practise action commands, balance your level-up choices, use partner abilities in the field, review badges before bosses.

Follow the Crystal Star journey and revisit Rogueport with new partner abilities.

Build a practical loadout and spend your Star Pieces and Shine Sprites deliberately.

All seven original partners, their exploration jobs and their battle strengths.

A reference to the systems that shape Mario’s build and partner support.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.

Build a life in your DS town, from your first tools to long-term collections.

Museum completion and wildlife for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

Progression plan and daily routine for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

Town facilities and characters for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

Use the DS game’s tools without importing crafting rules from later games.

Collection sizes and linked item-by-item directories for furniture, wildlife, music and more.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Animal Crossing: Wild World.

The full A–Z villager roster, personalities, friendship tips and historical monkey availability.

Special visitors and rewards for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

Every house stage and associated loan, from 19,800 to 948,000 Bells.

Shop upgrades and Nook points for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

Unlock all six golden tools and follow the red-turnip trading route.

Bells, fruit, turnips and Boondox for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

Flower parent combinations, town ratings and the golden watering can.

Plan seasonal festivals, contests and recurring town events.

Decorating, music and creative activities for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

Multiplayer and version differences for Animal Crossing: Wild World on Nintendo DS.

All 56 fish, with pictures, selling prices, habitats, hours and monthly availability.

All 56 bugs, with pictures, selling prices, habitats, hours and monthly availability.

An illustrated gallery of all 20 museum paintings, with prices and acquisition sources.

Compare all 16 face options and the taxi answers that select them.

Compare 16 hairstyles, follow Harriet’s answers, and choose from eight hair colors.

A starter guide to Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town: plant within your available energy, check days left in the season, care for animals every day, make time for townspeople.

Plan your first year around watering capacity, harvest time and seasonal changes.

Develop the farm beyond crops while keeping upgrade requirements and daily care clear.

Find the people who support farming, upgrades, shopping and relationships in the GBA original.

Plan upgrades around crop care and distinguish field tools from animal-care tools.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.

A starter guide to Final Fantasy VII: equip materia to gain commands, use linked slots for combinations, review equipment growth, keep a recovery option ready.

Navigate the original Final Fantasy VII while keeping useful saves before major transitions.

Understand linked slots, defensive combinations and how Enemy Skill learning works.

The original game’s nine playable characters, weapon styles and party-building considerations.

Compare Materia growth, linked slots and protection before replacing equipment.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Final Fantasy VII.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Final Fantasy VII.

A starter guide to Chrono Trigger: experiment with party combinations, watch enemy positioning, track the era as well as the place, keep separate saves for exploration.

Keep the eras and story objectives straight from the Millennial Fair to the final choice.

Strengthen the party and understand why the timing of the final battle changes the ending.

Build three-person teams with useful damage, healing and combination options.

Balance defence, speed, MP efficiency and status protection in the original adventure.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Chrono Trigger.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Chrono Trigger.

A starter guide to Kingdom Hearts II: watch reaction prompts, spend your ability points, manage magic and recovery, check the edition before farming.

Organise the original campaign and use Sora’s defensive tools more effectively.

Train each form using its actual experience rule and unlock better movement for normal Sora.

Understand the main trio, world allies and the roles behind the journey.

Build around weapon abilities and useful defence instead of the largest single number.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Kingdom Hearts II.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Kingdom Hearts II.

A starter guide to Super Metroid: record the obstacle, use the map without assuming it is complete, learn each upgrade in a safe room, restock before a long route.

Follow a conventional route through the four major bosses and prepare for Tourian.

Use ammunition, movement upgrades and map notes to reduce difficult return trips.

A reference to Samus’s permanent upgrades and the obstacles they solve.

Identify allies, major bosses and the clues provided by Zebes’s inhabitants.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Super Metroid.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Super Metroid.

A starter guide to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: try equipment before judging it, review relics and transformations, use the map to guide backtracking, keep a save before the apparent finale.

Find the route beyond Richter and avoid ending your exploration prematurely.

Make better equipment decisions and keep track of ability-gated rooms.

Important original PlayStation relics and the exploration routes they open.

Meet the central cast and useful contacts without confusing versions or playable modes.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

A starter guide to Terraria: set up a safe base, ask the guide about materials, organise short underground trips, prepare before triggering major progression.

A broad 1.4-era progression route for an ordinary, unmodded world.

Build a consistent loadout and a reusable preparation routine.

Important town residents for a standard, unmodded 1.4-era world; exact later-version rules may differ.

A standard 1.4-era reference for making and improving a coherent loadout.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Terraria.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Terraria.

Plan achievement goals alongside Terraria’s exploration and boss progression.

How patrols, distractions and the alert cycle work in the original Metal Gear Solid.

The essential support frequencies and how to save your progress in Metal Gear Solid.

Choose the right tool for guards, electronics, mines and ranged encounters.

Plan room entry, resource use and recovery during the Shadow Moses mission.

Who supports Snake, who opposes him, and when their roles matter.

A quick lookup for core tools in the original Shadow Moses mission.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Metal Gear Solid.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Metal Gear Solid.

Why the radar may be missing in the Plant chapter and what to do at a node.

A short guide to hold-ups, item drops and quick reloads in Sons of Liberty.

Search each strut methodically and confirm that every bomb has been frozen.

Combine careful hold-ups with a manageable collection plan.

The main cast across the Tanker and Plant chapters, with practical support roles.

Identify lethal, nonlethal and objective-specific tools before using them.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Metal Gear Solid 2.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Metal Gear Solid 2.

Read the CTB display and choose your next action deliberately in Final Fantasy X.

Understand the difference between moving on the Sphere Grid and activating its nodes.

Follow Spira’s main route and choose the right character for common enemy types.

Prepare for collection goals without confusing a weapon pickup with its full upgrade.

The seven playable characters and the jobs they initially perform on the Sphere Grid.

Read abilities and empty slots when choosing weapons and armour.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Final Fantasy X.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Final Fantasy X.

The original SNES buttons for running, jumping and getting Cape Mario airborne.

A quick reference to riding Yoshi and the effects of coloured shells in Super Mario World.

Follow the main route through Dinosaur Land and use switches to make exploration safer.

Find missing exits without confusing levels, Dragon Coins and alternate goals.

Explore 45 illustrated entries with original SNES sprites, effects, locations and practical tips.

Recognise useful allies and common hazards across Dinosaur Land.

Optional discoveries, useful collections and completion goals in Super Mario World.

Three memorable details to notice while playing Super Mario World.

Grand Prix, Time Trials, missions and battles on Nintendo DS.

Pictures, weight classes, availability and kart assignments for all 13 racers.

Browse every Nitro and Retro cup, plus the six battle arenas.

An illustrated table of every regular kart, its driver and the six statistics listed by the source wiki.

Pictures and practical effects for all 17 Mario Kart DS items.

The source’s Grand Prix probability grid and summary table, with all rank columns preserved.

A reference to obstacles, custom emblems and notable features of Mario Kart DS.

Time your swing and keep the rally going.

Bat, pitch and play through three innings.

Aim for strikes across ten frames.

Read the wind and plan your route across nine holes.

Punch, defend and face the champion Matt.

Three challenges for each sport, from target practice to power throws.

Meet three familiar champions from the original Wii game.

Follow your progress across the five sports.

A quick reference to every game in Wii Play.

Browse official Nintendo gameplay and promotional pictures.

Players, controllers and your Mii.

Learn the four attack buttons, guarding and movement.

Pictures of all 23 fighters and alternate selections, with availability and stage assignments.

Find a mode for training, local competition or an extra challenge.

Track the main PlayStation unlock routes.

Pictures of all 15 main stages and all five Tekken Force areas, including the hidden final encounter.

The original logo, PlayStation cover, menus and bonus modes in pictures.

Movement, the reserve item and the DS multiplayer modes.

Meet both playable brothers, Peach, their allies and the two central villains.

Illustrated guide to every main power-up, coins and familiar objects.

A picture directory of the creatures and hazards found throughout the DS adventure.

All nine main boss characters, from Bowser Jr. to Dry Bowser.

World maps, themes and the branching adventure route.

Plan a return trip for 240 Star Coins and the hidden world routes.

Cover art, the logo and scenes from the original DS release.

Mario in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

Luigi in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

Princess Peach in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

Toad in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

Toadsworth in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

Dorrie in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

Bowser Jr. in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

Bowser in New Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo DS.

All 20 Smash 64 pickup items, with original-game pictures and quick explanations.

Meet every Smash 64 fighter with original Nintendo 64 artwork.

The eight starting fighters and four secret challengers.

Attacks, shielding, recovery and match rules on Nintendo 64.

Eight starting arenas and the secret Mushroom Kingdom stage.

Requirements for Luigi, Captain Falcon, Ness and Jigglypuff.

Choose a solo challenge, practice session or local battle.

Nintendo screenshots, fighter artwork and item image credits.

The complete Melee cast in a compact picture grid, including Sheik.

All 34 standard Melee items, with pictures and expandable descriptions.

Unlock every secret character through VS match milestones.

GameCube controls, recovery and basic match rules.

Classic, Adventure, All-Star, Event Matches and practice.

The six story heroes and rivals, six extra 2P characters and Omochao.

The three play styles and the Hero, Dark and Last stories.

A quick route through the 31 main campaign stages, including kart stages.

A compact checklist of permanent equipment for the six story characters.

A compact illustrated introduction to Chao care and stat-building drives.

Story unlocks, mission ranks, Chao competitions and Green Hill.

Meet all 12 standard riders in a compact illustrated gallery.

Race, Showoff, Free Ride and your first big tricks.

Eight main venues and two bonus playgrounds.

Build boost, find big air and land your Uber tricks.

Three of Eddie’s board designs, shown from both sides.

Keep track of your riders, medals and Trick Books.

Bust Out, Free Play and the basics of everyday Sim life.

A compact directory of the main story residents and where to meet them.

The 13 main Bust Out locations, from Mom’s house to the mansion.

Seven Bust Out career paths and a simple promotion checklist.

Keep your Sim ready for work, social goals and daily life.

Track household goals, career progress and new rewards.

Original cover art and four console gameplay pictures.

Meet Ness, Paula, Jeff and Poo in a compact sprite gallery.

Saving, money, exploration and the first steps out of Onett.

Rolling HP, encounter positioning and party roles.

A compact overview of ten memorable stops. Includes later-area names.

Useful supplies and equipment to look out for.

A checklist of the eight melody locations. Contains location spoilers.

An illustrated guide to characters in Super Mario Galaxy.

An illustrated guide to galaxies & locations in Super Mario Galaxy.

An illustrated guide to items & power-ups in Super Mario Galaxy.

Explore dog breeds in Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends for Nintendo DS.

Explore places & activities in Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends for Nintendo DS.

Explore items & care in Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends for Nintendo DS.

Pictures of all eight playable characters.

An illustrated guide to all 14 board items.

Browse the Burnout 3: Takedown cars & vehicles.

Browse the Burnout 3: Takedown locations & tracks.

Browse the Burnout 3: Takedown song list.

Meet Yuna, Rikku and Paine — the three heroines at the heart of the Gullwings.

Find every original FFX-2 dressphere: unlock chapters, locations, missable requirements and a checklist that saves your progress.

A quick guide to 16 major destinations across Spira. Revisit areas as each chapter opens new events.

84 illustrated guns and special weapons, from multiplayer loadouts to campaign additions and Zombies wonder weapons.

All 31 multiplayer maps plus 12 Zombies maps and standalone areas, including bonus content and all four map packs.

73 illustrated guns and special weapons, from multiplayer loadouts to campaign additions and Zombies wonder weapons.

26 multiplayer maps, 10 Zombies maps and the Dead Ops Arcade bonus, including all four DLC packs.

A searchable, illustrated roster of 38 fighters and four fusion characters.

All 12 named battle stages with pictures and quick descriptions.

A quick introduction to game modes, capsules and combat.

The four main suit stages in the original game. The unlockable Fusion Suit appearance is a bonus costume, not a fifth progression upgrade.

26 equipment and collectible types, grouped by purpose. Includes starting equipment, new abilities, expansions and artifacts; this is not a room-by-room pickup checklist.

Seven main locations: the prologue frigate and six regions on Tallon IV. Individual rooms and the crashed frigate are not counted as separate regions.

14 main characters: the Star Fox team, supporting allies, Star Wolf and Andross. Fox is the single-player protagonist; this is a cast guide, not a playable-character roster.

15 destinations, shown in 16 mission entries so the two Venom approaches stay distinct. A campaign follows a branching route rather than visiting every destination.

The three vehicles used in the single-player campaign, with their roles and equipment.